caruncula

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”). Doublet of caruncle.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹʌŋ.kjəl.ə/

Noun

caruncula (plural carunculae)

(anatomy, zootomy, botany) Synonym of caruncle.

References

“caruncula”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From carō (“flesh”) +‎ -cula (diminutive nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kaˈrun.ku.la/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈrun.ku.la/,

Noun

caruncula f (genitive carunculae); first declension

diminutive of carō: little piece of flesh.

Inflection

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	caruncula	carunculae
genitive	carunculae	carunculārum
dative	carunculae	carunculīs
accusative	carunculam	carunculās
ablative	carunculā	carunculīs
vocative	caruncula	carunculae

Descendants

→ Catalan: carúncula
→ English: caruncula
→ Old French: caruncule
- → English: caruncle
→ Spanish: carúncula

References

“caruncula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
caruncula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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