infundibulum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”)

Noun

infundibulum (plural infundibula)

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

Translations

French

Noun

infundibulum m (plural infundibulums)

  1. (anatomy) infundibulum

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /in.funˈdi.bu.lum/, [ĩː.fʊnˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫũ]

Noun

īnfundibulum n (genitive īnfundibulī); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension.

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

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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