infundibulum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (funnel).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪbjʊləm

Noun

infundibulum (plural infundibula)

  1. (anatomy) A funnel-shaped cavity or organ.
    Near-synonyms: choana, pelvis, cornu

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin īnfundibulum.

Noun

infundibulum m (plural infundibulums)

  1. (anatomy) infundibulum

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From īnfund(i) (to pour in or upon) +‎ -bulum.

Pronunciation

Noun

īnfundibulum n (genitive īnfundibulī); second declension

  1. funnel (for pouring liquids)
  2. hopper (in mill)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative īnfundibulum īnfundibula
genitive īnfundibulī īnfundibulōrum
dative īnfundibulō īnfundibulīs
accusative īnfundibulum īnfundibula
ablative īnfundibulō īnfundibulīs
vocative īnfundibulum īnfundibula

Descendants

  • Catalan: infundíbul
  • French: infundibulum
  • Galician: infundíbulo
  • Italian: infundibolo
  • Portuguese: infundíbulo
  • Spanish: infundíbulo

References

  • infundibulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infundibulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • infundibulum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers