coclea

See also: cóclea and còclea

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). See also chiocciola.

Noun

coclea f (plural coclee)

  1. (anatomy) cochlea
  2. Archimedes screw

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Latin

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈko.kle.a/, [ˈkɔ.kɫe.a]

Noun

coclea f (genitive cocleae); first declension

  1. Alternative form of cochlea

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative coclea cocleae
Genitive cocleae cocleārum
Dative cocleae cocleīs
Accusative cocleam cocleās
Ablative cocleā cocleīs
Vocative coclea cocleae

References
  • coclea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coclea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • coclea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • coclea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • coclea in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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