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utriculus.

wineskin, leather bottle;

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ʊˈtrɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[uˈtriː.ku.lus]
  1. diminutive of uterus: The belly, abdomen. (of bees)

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. diminutive of uterus: A little womb or matrix.

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. diminutive of uterus: A bud or calycle of a flower, a hull or husk of grain.

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *úderos Latin uterus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin utriculus From uterus (“the womb, matrix”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

noun[ʊˈtrɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[uˈtriː.ku.lus]
  1. diminutive of uter: a small skin or leathern bottle.

    declension-2 · diminutive · form-of · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin uter Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin utriculus From uter (“a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

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