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acetabulum.

small cup (esp. for vinegar); (1/8 pint); cup-shaped part (plant); hip joint;

10 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[a.keːˈtaː.bʊ.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[a.t͡ʃeˈtaː.bu.lum]
  1. acetabulum, a saucer for vinegar

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  2. saucer, any similarly sized and shaped dish

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  3. acetabulum, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 66 mL

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  4. acetabulum, the hipbone socket

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  5. acetabulum, the suckers or cavities in the arms of polypi

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  6. acetabulum, the cup of a flower

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētum Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin acētābulum From acētum (“vinegar”) + -bulum (“a vessel for”).

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