LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

cochlear

cochlear n (genitive cochleāris)
Classical[ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.ar]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.kle.ar]

Meaning

  1. neutera spoon
  2. neutera spoonful (as a measure for liquids)
  3. neuterspecificallya spoonful (a measurement of dose, equal to half a cheme or ¹⁄₁₄₄ of a cotyla)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecochlearcochleāria
cocleāria
genitivecochleāris
cocleāris		cochleārium
dativecochleārī
cocleārī		cochleāribus
cocleāribus
accusativecochlearcochleāria
cocleāria
ablativecochleārī
cocleārī		cochleāribus
cocleāribus
vocativecochlearcochleāria
cocleāria

cō^chlĕar, cochleatus, etc., v. cocl.

Origins

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

Ancient Greek κοχλῐ́ᾱς (kokhlĭ́ās)bor. Latin cochlea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin -ar Latin cochlear From cochlea (“snail”, “snail-shell”) + -ar (suffix forming neuter nouns).

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalancullera
  • Occitanculhièr
  • Occitanculhier
  • Aragonesecullera
  • Aragonesecullara
  • Aragoneseculler
  • Auvergnatculhèirfrom Occitan culhièr
  • Auvergnatcuhlèirafrom Occitan culhièr
  • Gasconculhèrfrom Occitan culhièr
  • Gasconculherfrom Occitan culhièr
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchcuillerfrom Old French cuiller
  • Frenchcuillèrefrom Old French cuiller
  • Franco-Provençalculyér
  • Franco-Provençalculyére
  • Normanquillier
  • Normanquillière
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesecolherfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cullar
  • Spanishcuchara
  • Leonesecuyarfrom Asturian cuyar
  • Mirandesecolhar
  • Galiciancollarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cullar
  • Galiciancullarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cullar
  • Galiciancollerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cullar
  • Galiciancullerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cullar
  • Kabuverdianukudjerfrom Old Galician-Portuguese cullar
  • Ladinokuchara
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancucchiaio
  • Neapolitancucchiaro
  • Siciliancucchiara
  • Maltesekuċċarina
Padanian
  • Franco-Provençalcuchârfrom Emilian cuciar
  • Liguriancugiâ
  • Lombardcugiar
  • Occidentalcujé
  • Occidentalchier
  • Orientalcugé
  • Romagnolcucèra
  • Romagnolcuceara
  • Romagnolcucèr
  • Venetancuciàro
Borrowings
  • Basquekoilara
  • Idokulierofrom Esperanto kulero
  • Interlinguacoclear

In English words that came into English from cochlear

  • cochleariformcochlear

Quick answers

What does cochlear mean in Latin?
cochlear, a noun, means “a spoon; a spoonful (as a measure for liquids)”.
What is the genitive of cochlear?
The genitive singular is cochleāris. cochlear is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce cochlear?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.ar]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔː.kle.ar].
Where does cochlear come from?
Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos) → Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱς (-ĭ́ās) → Latin cochlear.