LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

gurguliō

gurguliō m (genitive gurguliōnis)
Classical[ɡʊrˈɡʊ.li.oː]Ecclesiastical[ɡurˈɡuː.li.o]

Meaning

  1. windpipe, gullet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegurguliōgurguliōnēs
genitivegurguliōnisgurguliōnum
dativegurguliōnīgurguliōnibus
accusativegurguliōnemgurguliōnēs
ablativegurguliōnegurguliōnibus
vocativegurguliōgurguliōnēs

gurgŭlĭo, ōnis, m. kindred with glutio; v. gurges, gula,
I. the gullet, weasand, windpipe: hircus cervice et collo brevi, gurgatione longiore, Varr. R. R. 2, 3, 2; Cic. Fragm. Or. pro Tullio, 10; Lact. Op. D. 11; Arn. 3, 107: huic gurgulio est exercitor, Plaut. Trin. 4, 3, 9
gurgŭlĭo, ōnis, collat. form of curculio, q. v.

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”).

Italo-Romance
  • Italiangorgoglio
  • Italiangorgoglione
Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesegorgolho
  • Spanishgorgojo
  • Asturiangorgoyu
  • Asturiangorgollu
  • Galiciangorgollo
  • Galiciangorgullo
  • Galiciangurgullo
  • Galiciangurgullón
Elsewhere
  • Italiangorgogliarefrom Vulgar Latin *gurguliāre
Gallo-Romance
  • Languedociengorgolh
Borrowings
  • Proto-West Germanic*gurgulā

Quick answers

What does gurguliō mean in Latin?
gurguliō, a noun, means “windpipe, gullet”.
What is the genitive of gurguliō?
The genitive singular is gurguliōnis. gurguliō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce gurguliō?
In classical Latin, [ɡʊrˈɡʊ.li.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡurˈɡuː.li.o].