noun · masculinesecond declension
umbilīcus
umbilīcus m (genitive umbilīcī)
Classical[ʊm.bɪˈliː.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[um.biˈliː.kus]
Meaning
- a navel
- the middle or center
- the ornamented end of a scroll
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
navel; center
umbilīcus -ī (m) — in De Bello Gallico III
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | umbilīcus | umbilīcī |
| genitive | umbilīcī | umbilīcōrum |
| dative | umbilīcō | umbilīcīs |
| accusative | umbilīcum | umbilīcōs |
| ablative | umbilīcō | umbilīcīs |
| vocative | umbilīce | umbilīcī |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- aqua est umbilīco tenus
- the water reaches to the waist.
umbĭlīcus, i, m. akin to ὀμφαλός,
I. the navel.
I. Lit., Cels. 7, 14; 6, 17; Plin. 11, 37, 89, § 220; Liv. 26, 45, 8; Auct. B. Afr. 85, 1; Isid. Orig. 11, 1.—
II. Transf.
A. The umbilical cord, Cels. 7, 29, § 41.—
B. The middle, centre:
dies quidem jam ad umbilicum est dimidiatus mortuus, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 45: qui locus, quod in mediā est insulā situs, umbilicus Siciliae nominatur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106: terrarum, i. e. Delphi, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 17 Müll.; and in Cic. Div. 2, 56, 115; also called umbilicus orbis terrarum, Liv. 38, 48, 2; and, umbilicus medius Graeciae, id. 41, 23, 13: qui (Aetoli) umbilicum Graeciae incolerent, id. 35, 18, 4: Italiae, Varr. ap. Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 100.—C. The projecting end of the cylinder on which an ancient book was rolled, Mart. 2, 6, 11; 1, 67, 11; 3, 2, 9; 5, 6, 15; 8, 61, 4; Cat. 22, 7:
iambos ad umbilicum adducere, i. e. to bring to a close, Hor. Epod. 14, 8; cf.: ohe, jam satis est, ohe libelle: Jam pervenimus usque ad umbilicos, to the end, Mart. 4, 91, 2.—D. A projection in the middle of plants, Plin. 15, 22, 24, § 89; 16, 7, 10, § 29; 18, 14, 36, § 136; Pall. Nov. 7, 8. —
E. A small circle, Plin. 37, 5, 20, § 78; 18, 33, 76, § 327.—
F. The pin or index on a sundial, Plin. 6, 34, 39, § 212; 2, 72, 74, § 182.—
G. A kind of sea-snail, sea-cockle, Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 22; Val. Max. 8, 8, 1; Aur. Vict. Vit. Caes. 3.—
H. Umbilicus Veneris, the herb navelwort, App. Herb. 43.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
umbilīcus ī, m
* umbalus (ὀμφολός), the navel : ut umbilico tenus aqua esset, L.— The middle, centre : qui locus umbilicus Siciliae nominatur: terrarum, i. e. Delphi : orbis terrarum, L.: umbilicum Graeciae incolere, L.— The end of a rod on which a manuscript was rolled : iambos Ad umbilicum adducere, i. e. to bring to an end , H.— A sea-snail, sea-cockle .
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *h₃nóbʰōl, though with a complex series of intermediary developments. According to De Vaan, the original l-stem was probably thematicized to *-(e)lo-, to which the suffix -īcus was added. If this proposal is accepted, the term would follow a development of *omb-(e/o)l > *omb-elo- > attested umbilīcus. The derivation of this term from the zero-grade *h₃m̥bʰ- could serve as an example of Rix's Law, according to which *#h₃NC- would yield #oNC-. Höfler, who rejects the existence of Rix's Law in Latin, alternatively suggests schwebeablaut in the root as an explanation, in which case the term would continue *h₃enbʰ-. Schrijver, however, rejects schwebeablaut as a possible explanation, arguing that this phenomenon cannot occur within the same paradigm.
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Occitanembonilh
- Occitanembonígol
- Occitanmonilh
- Catalanmelicfrom Old Catalan lombrigol
- Catalanllombrígolfrom Old Catalan lombrigol
Borrowings
- Englishumbilicus
- Frenchombilic
- Romanianombilicfrom French ombilic
- Idoumbilikofrom Esperanto umbiliko
- Interlinguaumbilico
- TranslingualUmbilicus
- TranslingualUmbilicaria
Insular Romance
- Sardinianimbílicu
- Sardinianimbírigu
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchnombrilfrom Old French nonbril
- Englishnombrilfrom Old French nonbril
- Franco-Provençalamborel
- Normannombrînfrom Old French nonbril
- Normannaombrinfrom Old French nonbril
- Normannõmbrifrom Old French nonbril
- Normanoumbrilfrom Old French nonbril
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseumbigofrom Old Galician-Portuguese ẽbijgo
- Spanishombligo
- Aragonesemelico
- Aragonesemeligo
- Asturianembeligru
- Asturianombligu
- Leoneseembeligo
- Leoneseembeligro
- Leoneseembrigo
- Mirandeseambelhigo
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianburic
- Aromanianburic
- Aromanianburicu
- Istro-Romanianburic
- Megleno-Romanianburic
Italo-Dalmatian
- Italianombelico
- Corsicanbillicu
- Istriotambuligo
- Neapolitanmbelliculo
- Neapolitanvelliculo
- Sicilianviḍḍicu
- Venetanbonigolo
- Venetanbunigolo
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianumbriçon
- Friulianbugnigul
- Ladinumberciun
- Ladinembracion
- Romanshumbli
Gallo-Italic
- Emilianblîguel
- Ligurianombrissallo
- Piedmonteseamburì
- Romagnolblìgul