fonticulus
English
Etymology
From Latin fonticulus, diminutive of fons.
Noun
fonticulus (plural fonticuli)
- Synonym of fontanelle (“membranous spot on the head of a baby”).
- A small artificial ulcer produced by caustics or a lancet.
- (anatomy) The depression just over the top of the breastbone.
Latin
Etymology
From fōns, fontis (“spring, fountain”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fɔnˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [fon̪ˈt̪iː.ku.lus]
Noun
fonticulus m (genitive fonticulī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fonticulus | fonticulī |
| genitive | fonticulī | fonticulōrum |
| dative | fonticulō | fonticulīs |
| accusative | fonticulum | fonticulōs |
| ablative | fonticulō | fonticulīs |
| vocative | fonticule | fonticulī |
Further reading
- “fonticulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “fonticulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers