lagena

See also: lägena

English

Etymology

From Latin

Noun

lagena (plural lagenas or lagenae or lagenæ)

  1. (anatomy) The upper part of the cochlear duct.
  2. (anatomy) A similar structure, shaped like a flask, that is a hearing organ in some vertebrates.
  3. (historical) A wine-vase; an amphora.

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Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάγηνος (lágēnos, “flask, pitcher”).

Noun

lagēna f (genitive lagēnae); first declension

  1. large earthenware vessel
  2. flask, flagon

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lagēna lagēnae
Genitive lagēnae lagēnārum
Dative lagēnae lagēnīs
Accusative lagēnam lagēnās
Ablative lagēnā lagēnīs
Vocative lagēna lagēnae

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