otolith

English

Alternative forms

otolite

Etymology

From oto- +‎ -lith, from Ancient Greek ὠτο- (ōto-), stem of οὖς (oûs, “ear”), and λίθος (líthos, “stone”).

Noun

otolith (plural otoliths)

(zoology) A small particle, comprised mainly of calcium carbonate, found in the inner ear of vertebrates, being part of the balance sense.

Synonyms

Derived terms

otolithic

Translations

small particle in the inner ear

Basque: otolito
Belarusian: аталіт m (atalit)
Catalan: otòlit m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 耳石 (zh) (ěrshí)

Min Nan: 耳石 (hīⁿ-chio̍h)
Czech: otolit m
Danish: otolit c, øresten c
Dutch: otoliet m
Esperanto: otolito
Estonian: otoliid
Finnish: tasapainokivi, otoliitti (fi)
French: otolithe (fr) m
Galician: otólito (gl) m
German: Otolith m
Hungarian: otolit
Ido: otolito (io)

Indonesian: otolit
Italian: otolite m
Japanese: 耳石 (じせき, jiseki)
Kyrgyz: отолит (otolit)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: otolitt m

Nynorsk: otolitt m
Polish: otolit m
Romanian: otolit (ro) n
Russian: отоли́т (ru) m (otolít)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ото̀лӣт m

Roman: otòlīt (sh) m
Spanish: otolito (es) m
Swedish: otolit (sv) c, öronsten (sv) c
Ukrainian: отоліт m (otolit)

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