lingula
See also: Lingula
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lingula (plural lingulas or lingulae)
- (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
- (anatomy) Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.
- (anatomy) Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.
Coordinate terms edit
- (unit of measure): cyathus (4 lingulas), acetabulum (6 lingulas), quartarius (12 lingulas), hemina (24 lingulas), sextarius (48 lingulas), congius (144 lingulas) urna (1152 lingulas), amphora (2304 lingulas), culeus (46080 lingulas)
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Italian edit
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Noun edit
lingula f (plural lingule)
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”), possibly influenced by lingō (“I lick”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlin.ɡu.la/, [ˈlʲɪŋɡʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlin.ɡu.la/, [ˈliŋɡulä]
Noun edit
lingula f (genitive lingulae); first declension
- Diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for
- tongue, a narrow strip of land
- tongue, a flap, strap, or latchet of a shoe
- (historical) lingula, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 11 mL
- skimmer, ladle, spoon, utensils for serving small amounts of wine, food, &c.
- shortsword
- tongue, the reed of a flute
- lower arm, the shorter end of a lever, opposite the fulcrum from the user
- lower beam, the shorter side of the beam on some designs of scalebeam
- cuttlefish, particularly some species considered to be particularly similar to the shape of the tongue
- point, the pointed end of a post or stake, inserted into the ground
- tongue, a tongue-shaped extremity of a Roman water-pipe
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lingula | lingulae |
Genitive | lingulae | lingulārum |
Dative | lingulae | lingulīs |
Accusative | lingulam | lingulās |
Ablative | lingulā | lingulīs |
Vocative | lingula | lingulae |
Coordinate terms edit
- (unit of measure): cyathus (4 lingulae), acetabulum (6 lingulae), quartarius (12 lingulae), hemina (24 lingulae), sextarius (48 lingulae), congius (144 lingulae) urna (1152 lingulae), amphora (2304 lingulae), culeus (46080 lingulae)
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References edit
- “lingula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lingula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lingula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- lingula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “lingula”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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Adjective edit
lingula