ventriculus

English

Etymology

From Latin ventriculus, diminutive of venter (“belly”).

Noun

ventriculus (plural ventriculi)

1. A digestive cavity or stomach.

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of venter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯enˈtri.ku.lus/, [u̯ɛn̪ˈt̪rɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /venˈtri.ku.lus/, [ven̪ˈt̪riːkulus]

Noun

ventriculus m (genitive ventriculī); second declension

1. belly
2. stomach
3. ventricle

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ventriculus	ventriculī
Genitive	ventriculī	ventriculōrum
Dative	ventriculō	ventriculīs
Accusative	ventriculum	ventriculōs
Ablative	ventriculō	ventriculīs
Vocative	ventricule	ventriculī

Derived terms

• proventriculus

Descendants

• Asturian: banduyu
• English: ventricle
• French: ventricule
• Italian: ventricchio, ventricolo, ventriglio

• Old Occitan: ventrilh
• Portuguese: bandulho, ventrículo
• Romanian: ventricul
• Spanish: bandrullo, ventrículo

References

• “ventriculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ventriculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ventriculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.