LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

neūrosceletus

neūrosceletus m (genitive neūrosceletī)
Classical[ne.uː.rɔsˈkɛ.ɫɛ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ne.u.roʃˈʃɛː.le.tus]

Meaning

  1. neuroskeleton
    Quae huc usque descripsimus ossa (§ 184-220) ad sceletum proprie ita dictum s. ad neurosceletum (§ 155) pertinent omnia.The bones we have described up to this point (§ 184-220) all belong to the skeleton properly so called, to the neuroskeleton (§ 185).1864, Jan van der Hoeven, Philosophia Zoologica, E. J. Brill, pages 178-179:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeneūrosceletusneūrosceletī
genitiveneūrosceletīneūrosceletōrum
dativeneūrosceletōneūrosceletīs
accusativeneūrosceletumneūrosceletōs
ablativeneūrosceletōneūrosceletīs
vocativeneūrosceleteneūrosceletī

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Latinneūrosceletus

Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron)bor. Latin neūron Latin sceletus Latin neurosceletus From neūron (“nerve”) + sceletus (“skeleton”), a pseudo-loan from Ancient Greek.

Descendants
  • Englishneuroskeleton

Quick answers

What does neūrosceletus mean in Latin?
neūrosceletus, a noun, means “neuroskeleton”.
What is the genitive of neūrosceletus?
The genitive singular is neūrosceletī. neūrosceletus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce neūrosceletus?
In classical Latin, [ne.uː.rɔsˈkɛ.ɫɛ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ne.u.roʃˈʃɛː.le.tus].
Where does neūrosceletus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- → Latin neūrosceletus.