loculus
English
Noun
loculus (plural loculi)
- A little place or space; a cell; a chamberlet.
- In ancient catacombs and tombs of some types, a small separate chamber or recess cut into the rock, for the reception of a body or urn.
- (zoology) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa.
- (botany) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament.
Derived terms
References
- loculus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- loculus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive form of Latin locus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlo.ku.lus/, [ˈɫɔ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Noun
loculus m (genitive loculī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | loculus | loculī |
Genitive | loculī | loculōrum |
Dative | loculō | loculīs |
Accusative | loculum | loculōs |
Ablative | loculō | loculīs |
Vocative | locule | loculī |
Derived terms
- loculāmentum
- loculātus
Related terms
Descendants
- Portuguese: lóculo
References
- loculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- loculus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- loculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- loculus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- loculus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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