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noun · neutersecond declension

dēverticulum

dēverticulum n (genitive dēverticulī)
Classical[deː.wɛrˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[de.verˈtiː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. A byroad, bypath, side-way; tributary.
  2. figurativelyA deviation, digression.
  3. A place for travellers to put up; an inn, lodging.
  4. figurativelyA refuge, retreat, lurking-place.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēverticulumdēverticula
genitivedēverticulīdēverticulōrum
dativedēverticulōdēverticulīs
accusativedēverticulumdēverticula
ablativedēverticulōdēverticulīs
vocativedēverticulumdēverticula

dēvertĭcŭlum (many MSS. and some edd. dīvert-, old form dēvort-), i, n. deverto.
I. A by-road, by-path, side-way.
A. Prop.: quae deverticula flexionesque quaesivisti? Cic. Pis. 22, 53; Ter. Eun. 4, 2, 7; Curt. 3, 13, 9; Suet. Ner. 48; Plin. 31, 3, 25, § 42; Front. Aquaed. 5: fluminis, a branch, Dig. 41, 3, 45; 44, 3, 7.—
B. Trop., a deviation, digression: legentibus velut deverticula amoena quaerere, Liv. 9, 17; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 29; 9, 2, 79: aquarum calidarum, i. e. a mode of cure (deviating from the simple one) by the use of warm water, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 23: significationis, derivation, Gell. 4, 9 in lemm.: a deverticulo repetatur fabula, from the digression, Juv. 15, 72: per varia sectarum deverticula, byways of doctrine, Arn. 2, 13.—
II. A place for travellers to put up; an inn, a lodging.
A. Prop.: cum gladii abditi ex omnibus locis deverticuli protraherentur, Liv. 1, 51 fin.; also, a resort for low characters: lupanaria et deverticula, Tac. A. 13, 27.—
B. Trop., a refuge, retreat, lurking-place, Plaut. Capt. 3, 3, 8; Cic. Part. 39, 136; id. Rosc. Com. 17, 51; Quint. 12, 3, 11; Plin. 10, 50, 71, § 140.

Origins

From dēvertō (“to turn away, turn aside”) + -i- + -culum.

In English words that came into English from dēverticulum

  • diverticulumdīverticulum

Quick answers

What does dēverticulum mean in Latin?
dēverticulum, a noun, means “A byroad, bypath, side-way; tributary.; A deviation, digression.”.
What is the genitive of dēverticulum?
The genitive singular is dēverticulī. dēverticulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce dēverticulum?
In classical Latin, [deː.wɛrˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [de.verˈtiː.ku.lum].