LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

īnfundibulum

īnfundibulum n (genitive īnfundibulī)
Classical[ĩː.fʊnˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[iɱ.funˈdiː.bu.lum]

Meaning

  1. funnel (for pouring liquids)
  2. hopper (in mill)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeīnfundibulumīnfundibula
genitiveīnfundibulīīnfundibulōrum
dativeīnfundibulōīnfundibulīs
accusativeīnfundibulumīnfundibula
ablativeīnfundibulōīnfundibulīs
vocativeīnfundibulumīnfundibula

infundĭbŭlum (infūd-, infīd-), i, n. infundo,
I. a funnel (cf. infurnibulum).
I. In gen., Col. 3, 18, 6; Cato, R. R. 10, 1; 11, 2; 13, 3; Pall. 7, 7; Vitr. 10, 10, 12 and 13 (infidibula). —
II. In partic., the funnel in a mill, through which the grain is poured, the hopper, Vitr. 10, 10.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinīnfundibulum

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin īnfund(i) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin īnfundibulum From īnfund(i) (“to pour in or upon”) + -bulum.

Descendants
  • Catalaninfundíbul
  • Frenchinfundibulum
  • Italianinfundibolo
  • Portugueseinfundíbulo
  • Spanishinfundíbulo
  • Galicianinfundíbulo

In English words that came into English from īnfundibulum

  • infundibulumīnfundibulum
  • infundibuliformīnfundibulum

Quick answers

What does īnfundibulum mean in Latin?
īnfundibulum, a noun, means “funnel (for pouring liquids); hopper (in mill)”.
What is the genitive of īnfundibulum?
The genitive singular is īnfundibulī. īnfundibulum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce īnfundibulum?
In classical Latin, [ĩː.fʊnˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iɱ.funˈdiː.bu.lum].
Where does īnfundibulum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin īnfundibulum.