habenula
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin habenula, diminutive of habena.
Noun
habenula (plural habenulae or habenulæ)
- (neuroanatomy) A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.
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Translations
mass of cells in the thalamus
Latin
Etymology
From habēna + -ula (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /haˈbeː.nu.la/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈbe.nu.la/,
Noun
habēnula f (genitive habēnulae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | habēnula | habēnulae |
| genitive | habēnulae | habēnulārum |
| dative | habēnulae | habēnulīs |
| accusative | habēnulam | habēnulās |
| ablative | habēnulā | habēnulīs |
| vocative | habēnula | habēnulae |
References
- “habenula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- habenula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.