panniculus
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin [Term?], diminutive of pannus (“cloth”).
Noun edit
panniculus (countable and uncountable, plural panniculi)
- (anatomy) A dense layer of fatty tissue growth, consisting of subcutaneous fat in the lower abdominal area.
- A thin, sheet-like investment.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /panˈni.ku.lus/, [pänˈnɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /panˈni.ku.lus/, [pänˈniːkulus]
Noun edit
panniculus m (genitive panniculī); second declension
- a piece of cloth, a small rag
- (Late Latin, medicine) membrane
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | panniculus | panniculī |
| Genitive | panniculī | panniculōrum |
| Dative | panniculō | panniculīs |
| Accusative | panniculum | panniculōs |
| Ablative | panniculō | panniculīs |
| Vocative | pannicule | panniculī |
References edit
- “panniculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “panniculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- panniculus - ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ (since 2011) Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch) University of Chicago.