villus
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Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin loanword.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪləs
Noun[edit]
villus (plural villi)
- (biology) a small projection from a mucous membrane, particularly those found in the intestines
Translations[edit]
small projection from a mucous membrane
Related terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Dialectal variant of vellus (“fleece”)
Noun[edit]
villus
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | villus | villī |
| genitive | villī | villōrum |
| dative | villō | villīs |
| accusative | villum | villōs |
| ablative | villō | villīs |
| vocative | ville | villī |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- villus in Charlton T. Lewis & 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, 1883–1887)
- villus in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
