diverticle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin diverticulum, deverticulum (“a bypath”), from divertere (“to turn away”).
Noun[edit]
diverticle (plural diverticles)
- (obsolete) A turning; a byway.
- 1659, John Hales, “Abuses of hard Places of Scripture”, in Golden Remains of the Ever Memorable Mr. John Hales:
- the descrying of the several passages from them unto particular conclusions, and the Diverticles and blind By-paths which Sophifſry and Deceit are wont to tread
- (anatomy, obsolete) A diverticulum.
References[edit]
“diverticle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Catalan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [di.βərˈti.klə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [di.vərˈti.klə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [di.veɾˈti.kle]
- Hyphenation: di‧ver‧ti‧cle
Noun[edit]
diverticle m (plural diverticles)
Further reading[edit]
- “diverticle” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.