corniculum

See also: Corniculum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin corniculum (little horn).

Noun

corniculum (plural cornicula)

  1. (anatomy, archaic) A small horn-like part or process.

References

Latin

Etymology

From cornū (horn) +‎ -culum (diminutive-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

corniculum n (genitive corniculī); second declension

  1. diminutive of cornū: A little horn.
  2. A horn-shaped ornament on the helmet, awarded for bravery.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative corniculum cornicula
genitive corniculī corniculōrum
dative corniculō corniculīs
accusative corniculum cornicula
ablative corniculō corniculīs
vocative corniculum cornicula

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Asturian: corneyu
  • Galician: cornello
  • English: cornicle

References

  • corniculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • corniculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corniculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • corniculum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • corniculum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • corniculum”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin