glomerular

English

Etymology

From glomerulus +‎ -ar. By surface analysis, glomerul- +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: glŏmĕrʹ(y)o͝olər, glŏmûrʹyo͝olər, IPA^(key): /ɡlɒˈmɛɹ(j)ʊlə(ɹ)/, /ɡlɒˈmɜːjʊlə(ɹ)/

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• (General American) enPR: gləmĕrʹ(y)ələr, glōmĕrʹ(y)ələr, IPA^(key): /ɡləˈmɛɹ(j)əlɚ/, /ɡloʊˈmɛɹ(j)əlɚ/
• Hyphenation: glo‧mer‧u‧lar

Adjective

glomerular (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus.

Derived terms

• aglomerular
• extraglomerular
• glomerular capsule
• glomerular lipidosis
• glomerularly
• infraglomerular
• interglomerular
• intraglomerular
• juxtaglomerular
• macroglomerular
• microglomerular
• multiglomerular
• nonglomerular
• panglomerular
• periglomerular
• polyglomerular
• postglomerular
• preglomerular
• protoglomerular
• subglomerular
• transglomerular
• tubuloglomerular
• uniglomerular

Translations

Of or pertaining to a glomerulus

• Catalan: glomerular
• French: glomérulaire (fr)
• Italian: glomerulare
• Portuguese: glomerular
• Spanish: glomerular
• Swedish: glomerulär (sv)

References

• “glomerular, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• Colin McIntosh, editor (2013), “glomerular, adj.”, in Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 4th edition, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, reproduced in the Cambridge English Dictionary website, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “glomerular, adj.”, in Merriam-Webster Online, Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1996–present, reproduced from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 2003, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

From glomèrul +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ɡlu.mə.ɾuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ɡlo.mə.ɾuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlar]
• Rhymes: -a, -aɾ
• Hyphenation: glo‧me‧ru‧lar

Adjective

glomerular m or f (masculine and feminine plural glomerulars)

1. (anatomy) glomerular

Further reading

• “glomerular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Etymology

From glomérulo + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlaʁ/ [ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlaʁ/ [ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlaʁ/ [ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡlu.mɨ.ɾuˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡlu.mɨ.ɾuˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡlu.mɨ.ɾuˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

glomerular m or f (plural glomerulares)

1. (anatomy) glomerular

Further reading

• “glomerular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “glomerular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French glomérulebor.

Romanian glomerulă

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Romanian -ar

Romanian glomerular

From glomerulă + -ar.

Adjective

glomerular m or n (feminine singular glomerulară, masculine plural glomerulari, feminine/neuter plural glomerulare)

1. glomerate

Declension

Declension of glomerular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	glomerular		glomerulară	glomerulari	glomerulare
	definite	glomerularul		glomerulara	glomerularii	glomerularele
genitive- dative	indefinite	glomerular		glomerulare	glomerulari	glomerulare
	definite	glomerularului		glomerularei	glomerularilor	glomerularelor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish glomérulo

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish glomerular

From glomérulo + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlomeɾuˈlaɾ/ [ɡlo.me.ɾuˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: glo‧me‧ru‧lar

Adjective

glomerular m or f (masculine and feminine plural glomerulares)

1. (anatomy) glomerular