noun · neutersecond declension
internōdium
internōdium n (genitive internōdiī or internōdī)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈnoː.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈnɔː.di.um]
Meaning
- the space between two knots or joints; an internode
- segment
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | internōdium | internōdia |
| genitive | internōdiī internōdī | internōdiōrum |
| dative | internōdiō | internōdiīs |
| accusative | internōdium | internōdia |
| ablative | internōdiō | internōdiīs |
| vocative | internōdium | internōdia |
inter-nōdĭum, ii, n. nodus,
I. the space between two knots or joints, an internode or joint.
I. Of plants:
harundinum, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 21.—II. Of the leg:
mollia nervosus facit internodia poples, Ov. M. 6, 256. — B. Transf., the leg itself:
longa internodia, Calp. Ecl. 1, 26.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
inter-nōdium ī, n
inter+nodus, the space between two joints: quā facit internodia poples, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininternōdium
Latin inter- Latin nōdus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin internōdium From inter- + nōdus (“knot”) + -ium.