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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]villus (plural villi)
- (biology) A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines.
- (botany) One of the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]small projection from a membrane
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Dialectal variant of vellus (“fleece”).
Noun
[edit]villus m (genitive villī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | villus | villī |
Genitive | villī | villōrum |
Dative | villō | villīs |
Accusative | villum | villōs |
Ablative | villō | villīs |
Vocative | ville | villī |
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “villus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “villus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- villus 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)
- villus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (wool)
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- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- la:Hair