infundibulum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɪbjʊləm

Noun

infundibulum (plural infundibula)

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

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin īnfundibulum.

Noun

infundibulum m (plural infundibulums)

  1. (anatomy) infundibulum

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /in.funˈdi.bu.lum/, [ĩːfʊn̪ˈd̪ɪbʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.funˈdi.bu.lum/, [iɱfun̪ˈd̪iːbulum]

Noun

īnfundibulum n (genitive īnfundibulī); second declension

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

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

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

Descendants

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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