ventriculus

English

Etymology

From Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter (“belly”).

Noun

ventriculus (plural ventriculi)

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

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ventriculus	ventriculī
Genitive	ventriculī	ventriculōrum
Dative	ventriculō	ventriculīs
Accusative	ventriculum	ventriculōs
Ablative	ventriculō	ventriculīs
Vocative	ventricule	ventriculī

Derived terms

proventriculus

Descendants

Asturian: banduyu
English: ventricle
French: ventricule
Italian: ventricchio, ventricolo, ventriglio

Old Occitan: ventrilh
Portuguese: bandulho, ventrículo
Romanian: ventricul
Spanish: bandrullo, ventrículo

References

ventriculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ventriculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
ventriculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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