alveolus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin alveolus (“a small hollow or cavity”), diminutive of alveus (“a hollow, cavity”).
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ælˈvi.əl.əs/
- Rhymes: -iːələs
Noun
alveolus (plural alveoli)
- A small cavity or pit.
- (anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
- Synonym: pulmonary alveolus
- (anatomy, dentistry) The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
- Synonyms: dental alveolus, tooth socket
- (anatomy) An acinus (saclike cavity) in a gland.
- (entomology) The socket of a macrotrichium (seta).
- (anatomy) Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly exchanged with the pulmonary capillaries.
Derived terms
Translations
anatomy: hollow cavity
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small air sac in the lungs
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References
- “alveolus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “alveolus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “alveolus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “alveolus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Indonesian
Etymology
From English alveolus, from Latin alveolus, a diminutive of alveus (“a tray, trough, basin”), from alvus (“the belly, the stomach, bowels, womb, etc.”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [al.veˈo.lʊs]
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "common" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): [al.feˈo.lʊs]
- Hyphenation: al‧vé‧o‧lus
Noun
alvéolus (first-person possessive alveolusku, second-person possessive alveolusmu, third-person possessive alveolusnya)
- alveolus,
- (anatomy, pulmonology) A small air sac in the lungs, where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged with the blood.
- (anatomy, dentistry) A dental alveolus (tooth socket): the socket in which a tooth resides.
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “alveolus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Etymology
From alveus (“a hollow, cavity”) + -olus (diminutive nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /alˈu̯e.o.lus/, [äɫ̪ˈu̯eɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈve.o.lus/, [älˈvɛːolus]
Noun
alveolus m (genitive alveolī); second declension
- diminutive of alveus:
Inflection
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | alveolus | alveolī |
Genitive | alveolī | alveolōrum |
Dative | alveolō | alveolīs |
Accusative | alveolum | alveolōs |
Ablative | alveolō | alveolīs |
Vocative | alveole | alveolī |
Derived terms
- alveolātus (adjective)
- alveolāris (adjective)
Related terms
Descendants
- → Albanian: nullë
- → Catalan: alvèol
- → English: alveolus
- → French: alvéole
- Irish: ailbheolas
- → Italian: alveolo
- → Portuguese: alvéolo
- → Romanian: alveolă
- → Russian: альвео́ла (alʹveóla)
- → Spanish: alvéolo
- → Venetian: alvèolo, albòl
- Vulgar Latin: *albiolus, *albiola
References
- “alveolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “alveolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- alveolus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- alveolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- alveolus in D. P. Simpson, Cassell's Latin Dictionary, Wiley Publishing, 1968
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