cuticula
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See also: cutícula
English
Etymology
From Latin cutīcula (“skin, cuticle”). Doublet of cuticle.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə
Noun
cuticula (plural cuticulae)
- (zoology, botany) A tough protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants; cuticle.
Synonyms
Translations
covering outside epidermis — see cuticle
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of cutis (“covering”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kuˈtiː.ku.la/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kuˈti.ku.la/,
Noun
cutīcula f (genitive cutīculae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cutīcula | cutīculae |
| Genitive | cutīculae | cutīculārum |
| Dative | cutīculae | cutīculīs |
| Accusative | cutīculam | cutīculās |
| Ablative | cutīculā | cutīculīs |
| Vocative | cutīcula | cutīculae |
Descendants
References
- “cuticula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cuticula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cuticula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.