noun · neutersecond declension
dīverticulum
dīverticulum n (genitive dīverticulī)
Classical[diː.wɛrˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[di.verˈtiː.ku.lum]
Meaning
- alternativealternative form of dēverticulum (“byroad”)
- New LatinA small growth off an organ of a body; diverticulum.
1829, University of Groningen, Annales Academiae groninganae, Commentatio de diverticulus intestinorum, page 69
Baillie provided an example of a diverticulum connected with defects extended by an abnormal formative impulse. To that point naturally it is found in a foetus, to whom an inverted position of all the internal organs of the abdomen and thorax is present, together with a separation of the spleen into five lobes, as is usual in cetaceans.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dīverticulum | dīverticula |
| genitive | dīverticulī | dīverticulōrum |
| dative | dīverticulō | dīverticulīs |
| accusative | dīverticulum | dīverticula |
| ablative | dīverticulō | dīverticulīs |
| vocative | dīverticulum | dīverticula |
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindīverticulum
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-etor Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin dēvertō Latin -i- Latin -culum Latin dīverticulum From dēvertō (“to turn away”) + -i- + -culum (suffix for instrumental and diminutive nouns).