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noun · masculinesecond declension

hordeolus

hordeolus m (genitive hordeolī)
Classical[hɔrˈde.ɔ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[orˈdɛː.o.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinea stye in the eye

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehordeolushordeolī
genitivehordeolīhordeolōrum
dativehordeolōhordeolīs
accusativehordeolumhordeolōs
ablativehordeolōhordeolīs
vocativehordeolehordeolī

hordeŏlus, i, m. dim. id.,
I. a sty in the eye, Marc. Empir. 8; Isid. 4, 8, 16.

Origins

Diminutive from hordeum (“barley”) + -olus.

Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanuçol
  • Catalanuixol
  • Catalanurçol
  • Catalanurjol
  • Catalanvurçol
  • Catalanmussol
  • Gasconauriòu
  • Gasconursòu
  • Languedocienorjòl
  • Languedocienardiòl
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishorzuelofrom Old Spanish orçuelo
  • Spanishozuelofrom Old Spanish orçuelo
  • Asturianarzolín
  • Galicianorizó
  • Galicianorzón
Borrowings
  • Catalanordèol
  • Portuguesehordéolo
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianurcior
  • Aromanianulcior
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianorzaiolo
  • Galluresesulzolufrom Corsican zirzólu
  • Neapolitanagliarulo
  • Venetanorxoło
Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchorgeletfrom Old French orgeoul
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianorzeu
  • Emilianorzeul
  • Emilianurzòl
  • Ligurianorzeu
  • Lombardorzeu
  • Lombardorzeul
  • Piedmonteseorzeu
  • Piedmonteseorzeul
  • Piedmonteseorgieul
  • Piedmontesevarzeul

In English words that came into English from hordeolus

  • hordeolumhordeolus

Quick answers

What does hordeolus mean in Latin?
hordeolus, a noun, means “a stye in the eye”.
What is the genitive of hordeolus?
The genitive singular is hordeolī. hordeolus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce hordeolus?
In classical Latin, [hɔrˈde.ɔ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [orˈdɛː.o.lus].