umbilicus

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin umbilīcus (navel).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˌʌmˈbɪlɪkəs/

[edit] Noun

umbilicus (plural umbilici or umbilicuses)

  1. (anatomy) navel

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃nobʰilos (navel).

[edit] Noun

umbilīcus (genitive umbilīcī); m, second declension

  1. A navel.
  2. The middle or center.
  3. The ornamented end of a scroll.

[edit] Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative umbilīcus umbilīcī
genitive umbilīcī umbilīcōrum
dative umbilīcō umbilīcīs
accusative umbilīcum umbilīcōs
ablative umbilīcō umbilīcīs
vocative umbilīce umbilīcī

[edit] Descendants

[edit] References

  • umbilicus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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