receptaculum

English

Etymology

From Latin receptaculum.

Noun

receptaculum (plural receptacula)

  1. (anatomy) A receptacle.
    the receptaculum of the chyle

Latin

Etymology

From receptō (“I recover, harbor”) (stem receptā-) +‎ -culum (suffix creating nouns describing the tool or agent for effecting an action), frequentative of recipiō (“I receive; I reserve”) (past participle receptus (“recovered”)), from re- (“back, again”) + capiō (“I hold”).

Pronunciation

Noun

receptāculum n (genitive receptāculī); second declension

  1. A place to keep things in; reservoir, receptacle, repository, container.
  2. A place of refuge, lurking-place, shelter, retreat.
    Synonyms: perfugium, latebra, asȳlum, tēctum, dēverticulum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative receptāculum receptācula
genitive receptāculī receptāculōrum
dative receptāculō receptāculīs
accusative receptāculum receptācula
ablative receptāculō receptāculīs
vocative receptāculum receptācula

Descendants

  • → Catalan: receptacle
  • → English: receptacle
  • → French: réceptacle
  • → Italian: ricettacolo
  • → Portuguese: receptáculo
  • → Spanish: receptáculo

References

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