fasciculus

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fasciculus. Doublet of fascicle.

Noun

fasciculus (plural fasciculi)

  1. (anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
  2. One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of fascis (“bundle”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /fasˈki.ku.lus/, [fasˈkɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

fasciculus m (genitive fasciculī); second declension

  1. A small bundle or package.
  2. A bunch of flowers, nosegay.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative fasciculus fasciculī
Genitive fasciculī fasciculōrum
Dative fasciculō fasciculīs
Accusative fasciculum fasciculōs
Ablative fasciculō fasciculīs
Vocative fascicule fasciculī

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • fasciculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • fasciculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • fasciculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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