nodulus
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin nōdulus. Doublet of nodule.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒd.jʊ.ləs/, /ˈnɒd͡ʒ.ʊ.ləs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑd͡ʒ.ə.ləs/
- Hyphenation: nod‧u‧lus
Noun edit
nodulus (plural noduli)
- A nodule; a little knot or lump.
- (neuroanatomy) The part of the vestibulocerebellum that is at the end of the vermis
- Synonym: nodule
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From nōdus (“a knot; knob; bond”) + -ulus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnoː.du.lus/, [ˈnoːd̪ʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.du.lus/, [ˈnɔːd̪ulus]
Noun edit
nōdulus m (genitive nōdulī); second declension
- Diminutive of nōdus (“knot”)
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nōdulus | nōdulī |
| Genitive | nōdulī | nōdulōrum |
| Dative | nōdulō | nōdulīs |
| Accusative | nōdulum | nōdulōs |
| Ablative | nōdulō | nōdulīs |
| Vocative | nōdule | nōdulī |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “nodulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nodulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.