vestibulum

English

Etymology

Latin, vestibule.

Noun

vestibulum (plural vestibula)

1. (zoology) A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.

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Latin

Etymology

From ve- +‎ stabulum

Noun

vestibulum (genitive vestibulī); n, second declension

1. vestibule, forecourt, an enclosed area at the front of a house.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	vestibulum	vestibula
genitive	vestibulī	vestibulōrum
dative	vestibulō	vestibulīs
accusative	vestibulum	vestibula
ablative	vestibulō	vestibulīs
vocative	vestibulum	vestibula

Descendants

• English: vestibule
• French: vestibule
• Galician: vestíbulo
• Russian: вестибюль
• Slovak: vestibul m
• Spanish: vestíbulo

See also

• ātrium