nodulus

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōdulus. Doublet of nodule.

Pronunciation

Noun

nodulus (plural noduli)

  1. A nodule; a little knot or lump.
  2. (neuroanatomy) The part of the vestibulocerebellum that is at the end of the vermis
    Synonym: nodule

Latin

Etymology

From nōdus (“a knot; knob; bond”) +‎ -ulus.

Pronunciation

Noun

nōdulus m (genitive nōdulī); second declension

  1. diminutive of nōdus (“knot”)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative nōdulus nōdulī
Genitive nōdulī nōdulōrum
Dative nōdulō nōdulīs
Accusative nōdulum nōdulōs
Ablative nōdulō nōdulīs
Vocative nōdule nōdulī

References

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