colliculus
English
Etymology
From Latin colliculus, diminutive of collis (“hill”).
Derived terms
- anterior colliculus
- collicular
- facial colliculus
- inferior colliculus
- posterior colliculus
- seminal colliculus
- superior colliculus
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /kolˈli.ku.lus/, [kɔlˈlʲɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kolˈli.ku.lus/, [kolˈliːkulus]
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | colliculus | colliculī |
| Genitive | colliculī | colliculōrum |
| Dative | colliculō | colliculīs |
| Accusative | colliculum | colliculōs |
| Ablative | colliculō | colliculīs |
| Vocative | collicule | colliculī |
Descendants
- → Catalan: col·licle
- → English: colliculus
- → Portuguese: colículo
- → Spanish: colículo
References
- “colliculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- colliculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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