fasciculus

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fasciculus. Doublet of fascicle.

Noun

fasciculus (plural fasciculi)

1. (anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
2. One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.

Related terms

• fascicle
• fascism

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of fascis (“bundle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fasˈki.ku.lus/, [fasˈkɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

fasciculus m (genitive fasciculī); second declension

1. A small bundle or package.
2. A bunch of flowers, nosegay.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fasciculus	fasciculī
Genitive	fasciculī	fasciculōrum
Dative	fasciculō	fasciculīs
Accusative	fasciculum	fasciculōs
Ablative	fasciculō	fasciculīs
Vocative	fascicule	fasciculī

Derived terms

• fasciculāria
• fasciculus arcuātus (New Latin)

Related terms

• fascia
• fasciātim
• fasciger
• fascīna

• fasciō
• fasciola
• fascis

Descendants

• English: fascicle, fasciculus
• French: fascicule
• German: Faszikel
• Italian: fascicolo
• Portuguese: fascículo

References

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