LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cochlea

cochlea f (genitive cochleae)
Classical[ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.kle.a]

Meaning

  1. femininesnail
    in cochleamsnail-shaped, in the shape of a spiral
  2. femininesnailshell
  3. femininemetonymicallyspiral (form of a snailshell)
  4. femininemetonymicallyscrew of a press
  5. femininemetonymicallyArchimedes' screw, water screw, screw pump (machine for drawing water by raising it)
  6. femininemetonymicallyA kind of revolving door.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecochleacochleae
genitivecochleaecochleārum
dativecochleaecochleīs
accusativecochleamcochleās
ablativecochleācochleīs
vocativecochleacochleae

cō^chlĕa, v. coclea.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek κόχλος(kókhlos)
  2. Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱς(-ĭ́ās)
  3. Latincochlea

Ancient Greek κοχλῐ́ᾱς (kokhlĭ́ās)bor. Latin cochlea Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοχλῐ́ᾱς (kokhlĭ́ās, “snail with a spiral shell”).

Borrowings
  • Catalancòclea
  • Englishcochlea
  • Italiancoclea
  • Portuguesecóclea
  • Spanishcóclea

In English words that came into English from cochlea

  • cochleacochlea
  • cochleiformcochlea
  • cochleariformcochlear

Quick answers

What does cochlea mean in Latin?
cochlea, a noun, means “snail; spiral (form of a snailshell); screw of a press”.
What is the genitive of cochlea?
The genitive singular is cochleae. cochlea is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cochlea?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.kle.a].
Where does cochlea come from?
Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱς (-ĭ́ās) → Latin cochlea.
Which English words come from cochlea?
English words that go back to Latin cochlea include cochlea, cochleiform and cochleariform.