deverticulum

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dēvertō (“I turn away, turn aside”) +‎ -culum.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deː.werˈti.ku.lum/, [deː.wɛrˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]

Noun

dēverticulum n (genitive dēverticulī); second declension

  1. A byroad, bypath, side-way; tributary.
  2. (figuratively) A deviation, digression.
  3. A place for travellers to put up; an inn, lodging.
  4. (figuratively) A refuge, retreat, lurking-place.

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative dēverticulum dēverticula
Genitive dēverticulī dēverticulōrum
Dative dēverticulō dēverticulīs
Accusative dēverticulum dēverticula
Ablative dēverticulō dēverticulīs
Vocative dēverticulum dēverticula

Synonyms

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