osculum
English
Noun
osculum (plural oscula)
- (biology) The main opening in a sponge from which water is expelled.
- (zoology) One of the suckers on the head of a tapeworm.
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Latin
Etymology
From ōs (“mouth”) + -culum, neuter form of -culus (suffix forming a diminutive).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoːs.ku.lum/, [ˈoːs.kʊ.ɫũ]
Noun
ōsculum n (genitive ōsculī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ōsculum | ōscula |
| genitive | ōsculī | ōsculōrum |
| dative | ōsculō | ōsculīs |
| accusative | ōsculum | ōscula |
| ablative | ōsculō | ōsculīs |
| vocative | ōsculum | ōscula |
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See also
References
- osculum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- osculum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- osculum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- osculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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