involucrum
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin involūcrum. Doublet of involucre.
Noun edit
involucrum (plural involucra)
- (anatomy) A sheath that covers or envelopes, especially one that forms around the sequestrum of new bone.
- (botany) An involucre.
Derived terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.u̯oˈluː.krum/, [ɪnu̯ɔˈɫ̪uːkrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.voˈlu.krum/, [iɱvoˈluːkrum]
Noun edit
involūcrum n (genitive involūcrī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | involūcrum | involūcra |
| Genitive | involūcrī | involūcrōrum |
| Dative | involūcrō | involūcrīs |
| Accusative | involūcrum | involūcra |
| Ablative | involūcrō | involūcrīs |
| Vocative | involūcrum | involūcra |
Descendants edit
- Asturian: embruyu
- → Catalan: involucre
- → English: involucrum
- → French: involucre
- → English: involucre
- Galician: envurullo
- → Italian: involucro
- → Portuguese: invólucro
- → Spanish: involucro
References edit
- “involucrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “involucrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- involucrum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette