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Etymology edit

From Latin colliculus, diminutive of collis (hill).

Noun edit

colliculus (plural colliculi)

  1. (anatomy) A small elevation; a knoll

Derived terms edit

Latin edit

Etymology edit

collis +‎ -culus

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA(key): /kolˈli.ku.lus/, [kɔlˈlʲɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

Noun edit

colliculus m (genitive colliculī); second declension

  1. small hill, hillock, knoll

Declension edit

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative colliculus colliculī
Genitive colliculī colliculōrum
Dative colliculō colliculīs
Accusative colliculum colliculōs
Ablative colliculō colliculīs
Vocative collicule colliculī

Descendants edit

  • Catalan: col·licle
  • English: colliculus
  • Portuguese: colículo
  • Spanish: colículo

References edit

  • colliculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • colliculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette