modiolus
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See also: Modiolus
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).[1]
Noun[edit]
modiolus (plural modioli)
- (anatomy) The central core of the cochlea
- (anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “modiolus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
modiolus m (genitive modiolī); second declension
- cup (small drinking vessel)
- bucket of a water wheel
- hub (of a wheel)
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Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | modiolus | modiolī |
| Genitive | modiolī | modiolōrum |
| Dative | modiolō | modiolīs |
| Accusative | modiolum | modiolōs |
| Ablative | modiolō | modiolīs |
| Vocative | modiole | modiolī |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- modiolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.