Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Concha
‖
1.
(Arch.)
The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for the entire apse.
2.
(Anat.)
The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to the auditory canal.
Definition 2024
Concha
Concha
See also: concha
Spanish
Proper noun
Concha f
- A diminutive of the female given name Concepción (a kiddish short form)
Derived terms
- Conchita (diminutive)
concha
concha
See also: Concha
English
Noun
concha (plural conchas or conchae or conchæ)
- Any shell-shaped structure.
- (anatomy) The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone.
- (architecture) An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “konkhē”) 'shell, mussel'.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkon.kʰa/, [ˈkɔŋ.kʰa]
Noun
concha f (genitive conchae); first declension
- bivalve; mussel; mollusk
- oyster shell, pearl oyster
- a vessel for holding oil, unguents, salt, etc
- holy water font
- the triton's trumpet, in form like a snail shell
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | concha | conchae |
genitive | conchae | conchārum |
dative | conchae | conchīs |
accusative | concham | conchās |
ablative | conchā | conchīs |
vocative | concha | conchae |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- concha in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- concha in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- CONCHA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- concha in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- concha in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *concla, from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē), from Proto-Indo-European *konkho-[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkõ.ʃɐ/
- Hyphenation: con‧cha
Noun
concha f (plural conchas)
Related terms
|
|
References
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin conchula < concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “konkhē”) "mussel". Doublet of cuenca (“basin, socket”) .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkontʃa/
Noun
concha f (plural conchas)
Derived terms
- conchudo
- conchasumadre
- conchatumadre