"folliculus" meaning in Latin

See folliculus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [fɔlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs] [Classical-Latin], [folˈliː.ku.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From follis (“purse, sack”) + -culus. Etymology templates: {{af|la|follis|-culus|t1=purse, sack}} follis (“purse, sack”) + -culus Head templates: {{la-noun|folliculus<2>}} folliculus m (genitive folliculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|folliculus<2>}} Forms: folliculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], folliculus [nominative, singular], folliculī [nominative, plural], folliculī [genitive, singular], folliculōrum [genitive, plural], folliculō [dative, singular], folliculīs [dative, plural], folliculum [accusative, singular], folliculōs [accusative, plural], folliculō [ablative, singular], folliculīs [ablative, plural], follicule [singular, vocative], folliculī [plural, vocative]
  1. a small bellows Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-folliculus-la-noun-w-4yYIIM
  2. a small sack Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-folliculus-la-noun-VitbsKEe
  3. an inflated ball (for sport) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-folliculus-la-noun-43WjBpFl Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 22 1 3 23 21 25 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 6 2 15 2 6 24 22 24
  4. a bud Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-folliculus-la-noun-inxAcVHN
  5. husk, pod, shell, skin Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-folliculus-la-noun--eYCVzF3
  6. (Late Latin, anatomy) sac Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-folliculus-la-noun-FivR5n1F Categories (other): Late Latin, Anatomy, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 22 1 3 23 21 25 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 10 8 9 9 9 19 17 19 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 6 2 15 2 6 24 22 24 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  7. (Late Latin, anatomy) bladder (urinary) Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-folliculus-la-noun-d8lpvKtZ Categories (other): Late Latin, Anatomy, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 22 1 3 23 21 25 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 10 8 9 9 9 19 17 19 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 6 2 15 2 6 24 22 24 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  8. (Late Latin, anatomy) scrotum Tags: Late-Latin, declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-folliculus-la-noun-0s4ji~Rw Categories (other): Late Latin, Anatomy, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 22 1 3 23 21 25 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 10 8 9 9 9 19 17 19 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 6 2 15 2 6 24 22 24 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: folleātus, folleō, follicō, folligena, follis, follītim

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "ro",
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    },
    {
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "la",
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        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
      ],
      "word": "*follicellus"
    },
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
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          "lang_code": "pt",
          "word": "folhelho"
        },
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          "lang_code": "es",
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      "name": "af"
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        "table-tags"
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    {
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  "lang": "Latin",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[fɔlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[folˈliː.ku.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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  "word": "folliculus"
}
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    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -culus",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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          "bladder",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Latin, anatomy) bladder (urinary)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Latin",
        "la:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scrotum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "scrotum",
          "scrotum"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Latin, anatomy) scrotum"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[fɔlˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[folˈliː.ku.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folliculus"
}

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