modiolus

modiolus

See also: Modiolus

English

Etymology

From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).[1]

Noun

modiolus (plural modioli)

  1. (anatomy) The central core of the cochlea
  2. (anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ “modiolus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin modius
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin -olus
Latin modiolus

    From modius + -olus.

    Noun

    modiolus m (genitive modiolī); second declension

    1. cup (small drinking vessel)
    2. bucket of a water wheel
    3. hub (of a wheel)
    4. (New Latin, anatomy) modiolus
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    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative modiolus modiolī
    genitive modiolī modiolōrum
    dative modiolō modiolīs
    accusative modiolum modiolōs
    ablative modiolō modiolīs
    vocative modiole modiolī

    Derived terms

    • modiolāris

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: modíol (learned)
    • → English: modiolus
    • French: moyeu
    • Sicilian: miolu

    References

    • “modiolus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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