acervulus

English

Etymology

From Latin acervulus.

Noun

acervulus (plural acervuli)

  1. (biology) A small cluster, as of fungi appearing on bark or leaves.
  2. Synonym of corpora arenacea (“calcified concretions near the pineal gland”)

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin acervus
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
Latin acervulus

    From acervus + -ulus.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    acervulus m (genitive acervulī); second declension

    1. diminutive of acervus
    2. (New Latin) brain sand
      Synonym: corpus arēnāceum

    Declension

    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative acervulus acervulī
    genitive acervulī acervulōrum
    dative acervulō acervulīs
    accusative acervulum acervulōs
    ablative acervulō acervulīs
    vocative acervule acervulī

    Descendants

    • → English: acervulus
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