infundibulum

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”).

Pronunciation

Noun

infundibulum (plural infundibula)

  1. (anatomy) A funnel-shaped cavity or organ.
    Synonym: choana

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Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin īnfundibulum.

Noun

infundibulum m (plural infundibulums)

  1. (anatomy) infundibulum

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Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From īnfund(i) (“to pour in or upon”) +‎ -bulum.

Pronunciation

Noun

īnfundibulum n (genitive īnfundibulī); second declension

  1. funnel (for pouring liquids)
  2. hopper (in mill)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative īnfundibulum īnfundibula
Genitive īnfundibulī īnfundibulōrum
Dative īnfundibulō īnfundibulīs
Accusative īnfundibulum īnfundibula
Ablative īnfundibulō īnfundibulīs
Vocative īnfundibulum īnfundibula

Descendants

References

  • “infundibulum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • infundibulum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “infundibulum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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