caveola
English edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from New Latin caveola, constructed from cavea (“hollow, cavity; cage”) + -ola (diminutive suffix). Doublet of jail, which is from Late Latin caveola, an earlier, natural formation of the same term. More at cave, cavum, cava and cage.
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Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -əʊlə
Noun edit
caveola (plural caveolae)
- A small (50–100 nanometer) invagination of the plasma membrane in many vertebrate cell types.
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Italian edit
Noun edit
caveola f (plural caveole)
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From cavea (“cage”) + -ola (diminutive ending). Attested in glosses from late antiquity.[1]
Noun edit
caveola f (genitive caveolae); first declension (Late Latin)
- little cage
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | caveola | caveolae |
Genitive | caveolae | caveolārum |
Dative | caveolae | caveolīs |
Accusative | caveolam | caveolās |
Ablative | caveolā | caveolīs |
Vocative | caveola | caveolae |
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References edit
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “jaula”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 501
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “caveŏla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 556
Spanish edit
Noun edit
caveola f (plural caveolas)