LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

mīcrotympanum

mīcrotympanum n (genitive mīcrotympanī)

Meaning

  1. New Latinvery small tympanum (hearing organ) (normally used attributively in taxonomic names)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemīcrotympanummīcrotympana
genitivemīcrotympanīmīcrotympanōrum
dativemīcrotympanōmīcrotympanīs
accusativemīcrotympanummīcrotympana
ablativemīcrotympanōmīcrotympanīs
vocativemīcrotympanummīcrotympana

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greek μῑκρός(mīkrós)
  3. Latinmīcrotympanum

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon) Latin mīcrotympanum From Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós, “small”) + Latin -o- + Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”).

Quick answers

What does mīcrotympanum mean in Latin?
mīcrotympanum, a noun, means “very small tympanum (hearing organ) (normally used attributively in taxonomic names)”.
What is the genitive of mīcrotympanum?
The genitive singular is mīcrotympanī. mīcrotympanum is neuter, second declension.
Where does mīcrotympanum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? → Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) → Latin mīcrotympanum.