fonticulus
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin fonticulus, diminutive of fons.
Noun edit
fonticulus (plural fonticuli)
- Synonym of fontanelle (“membranous spot on the head of a baby”)
- A small artificial ulcer produced by caustics or a lancet.
- (anatomy) The depression just over the top of the breastbone.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From fōns, fontis (“spring, fountain”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /fonˈti.ku.lus/, [fɔn̪ˈt̪ɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fonˈti.ku.lus/, [fon̪ˈt̪iːkulus]
Noun edit
fonticulus m (genitive fonticulī); second declension
- Diminutive of fōns: a small spring or fountain
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fonticulus | fonticulī |
| Genitive | fonticulī | fonticulōrum |
| Dative | fonticulō | fonticulīs |
| Accusative | fonticulum | fonticulōs |
| Ablative | fonticulō | fonticulīs |
| Vocative | fonticule | fonticulī |
Further reading edit
- “fonticulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fonticulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers