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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cochlear.
Pronunciation
Adjective
coclear m or f (masculine and feminine plural coclears)
- cochlear
Interlingua
Noun
coclear (plural cocleares)
- spoon
Latin
Etymology
From coclea (“snail shell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
coclear n (genitive cocleāris); third declension
- a spoonful
- a spoon (scooped utensil for eating (or serving))
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
Synonyms
References
- “coclear”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- coclear in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “coclear”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “coclear”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cochlear, corresponding to cóclea + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.kleˈaʁ/ , /ko.kliˈaʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈkljaʁ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.kleˈaʁ/ , /ko.kliˈaʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈkljaʁ/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ko.kleˈaɾ/, /ko.kliˈaɾ/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈkljaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ko.kleˈaʁ/ , /ko.kliˈaʁ/ , (faster pronunciation) /koˈkljaʁ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.kleˈaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.kliˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /kuˈkljaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.kliˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /kuˈklja.ɾi/
Adjective
coclear m or f (plural cocleares)
- (anatomy) cochlear (of or relating to the cochlea)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kokleˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: co‧cle‧ar
Adjective
coclear m or f (masculine and feminine plural cocleares)
- (anatomy) cochlear
Derived terms
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