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Latin receptaculum

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receptaculum (plural receptacula)

  1. (anatomy) A receptacle.
    the receptaculum of the chyle

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Etymology edit

From receptō (I recover, harbor) (stem receptā-) +‎ -culum (suffix creating nouns describing the tool or agent for effecting an action), frequentative of recipiō (I receive; I reserve) (past participle receptus (recovered)), from re- (back, again) + capiō (I hold).

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receptāculum n (genitive receptāculī); second declension

  1. A place to keep things in; reservoir, receptacle, repository, container.
  2. A place of refuge, lurking-place, shelter, retreat.
    Synonyms: perfugium, latebra, asȳlum, tēctum, dēverticulum

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative receptāculum receptācula
Genitive receptāculī receptāculōrum
Dative receptāculō receptāculīs
Accusative receptāculum receptācula
Ablative receptāculō receptāculīs
Vocative receptāculum receptācula

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