asteriscus
See also: Asteriscus
English edit
Noun edit
asteriscus (plural asterisci)
- (anatomy) One of the otoliths found in the lagena of many nonmammalian vertebrates.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- asteriscus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀστερίσκος (asterískos, “little star”), diminutive of ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /as.teˈris.kus/, [äs̠t̪ɛˈrɪs̠kʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /as.teˈris.kus/, [äst̪eˈriskus]
Noun edit
asteriscus m (genitive asteriscī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | asteriscus | asteriscī |
Genitive | asteriscī | asteriscōrum |
Dative | asteriscō | asteriscīs |
Accusative | asteriscum | asteriscōs |
Ablative | asteriscō | asteriscīs |
Vocative | asterisce | asteriscī |
Descendants edit
References edit
- “asteriscus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press