modiolus
See also: Modiolus
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).[1]
Noun
editmodiolus (plural modioli)
- (anatomy) The central core of the cochlea
- (anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ “modiolus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Latin
editEtymology
editNoun
editmodiolus m (genitive modiolī); second declension
- cup (small drinking vessel)
- bucket of a water wheel
- hub (of a wheel)
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Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | modiolus | modiolī |
Genitive | modiolī | modiolōrum |
Dative | modiolō | modiolīs |
Accusative | modiolum | modiolōs |
Ablative | modiolō | modiolīs |
Vocative | modiole | modiolī |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- modiolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.