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Webster 1913 Edition


Ventriculus


Ven-tric′u-lus

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Ventriculi
(#)
.
[L., belly, dim. fr.
venter
belly.]
(Zool.)
(a)
One of the stomachs of certain insects.
(b)
The body cavity of a sponge.

Definition 2024


ventriculus

ventriculus

English

Noun

ventriculus (plural ventriculi)

  1. A digestive cavity or stomach.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of venter.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /wenˈtri.ku.lus/, [wɛnˈtrɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

ventriculus m (genitive ventriculī); second declension

  1. belly
  2. stomach
  3. ventricle

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative ventriculus ventriculī
genitive ventriculī ventriculōrum
dative ventriculō ventriculīs
accusative ventriculum ventriculōs
ablative ventriculō ventriculīs
vocative ventricule ventriculī

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Provençal: ventrilh
  • Portuguese: bandulho, ventrículo
  • Romanian: ventricul
  • Spanish: bandrullo, ventrículo

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