modiolus
See also: Modiolus
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).[1]
Noun
[edit]modiolus (plural modioli)
- (anatomy) The central core of the cochlea
- (anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “modiolus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]modiolus m (genitive modiolī); second declension
- cup (small drinking vessel)
- bucket of a water wheel
- hub (of a wheel)
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Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | modiolus | modiolī |
| genitive | modiolī | modiolōrum |
| dative | modiolō | modiolīs |
| accusative | modiolum | modiolōs |
| ablative | modiolō | modiolīs |
| vocative | modiole | modiolī |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- modiolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.