ventriculus
English
Etymology
From Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter (“belly”).
Noun
ventriculus (plural ventriculi)
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of venter.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /wenˈtri.ku.lus/, [wɛnˈtrɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Noun
ventriculus m (genitive ventriculī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ventriculus | ventriculī |
| genitive | ventriculī | ventriculōrum |
| dative | ventriculō | ventriculīs |
| accusative | ventriculum | ventriculōs |
| ablative | ventriculō | ventriculīs |
| vocative | ventricule | ventriculī |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Asturian: banduyu
- English: ventricle
- French: ventricule
- Italian: ventricchio, ventricolo, ventriglio
- Old Occitan: ventrilh
- Portuguese: bandulho, ventrículo
- Romanian: ventricul
- Spanish: bandrullo, ventrículo
References
- ventriculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ventriculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ventriculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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