LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

utriculus

utriculus m (genitive utriculī)
Classical[ʊˈtrɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[uˈtriː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculineThe belly, abdomen. (of bees)
  2. masculineA little womb or matrix.
  3. masculineA bud or calycle of a flower, a hull or husk of grain.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeutriculusutriculī
genitiveutriculīutriculōrum
dativeutriculōutriculīs
accusativeutriculumutriculōs
ablativeutriculōutriculīs
vocativeutriculeutriculī

ūtrĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. 1. uter,
I. a small skin or leathern bottle, Cels. 2, 17; App. M. 1, p. 108, 16.
ū^trĭcŭlus, i, m. dim. uterus.
I. Lit., in gen., the belly, abdomen, of bees, Plin. 11, 12, 12, § 31.—
B. Esp., a little womb or matrix, Plin. 11, 37, 84, § 209; 30, 14, 43, § 124.—
II. Transf., of plants, a bud or calycle of a flower, a hull or husk of grain, Plin. 16, 25, 39, § 94; 18, 11, 29, § 115.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Indo-European*úderos
  3. Latinutriculus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin utriculus From uterus (“the womb, matrix”) + -culus (diminutive suffix).

Quick answers

What does utriculus mean in Latin?
utriculus, a noun, means “The belly, abdomen. (of bees); A little womb or matrix.; A bud or calycle of a flower, a hull or husk of grain.”.
What is the genitive of utriculus?
The genitive singular is utriculī. utriculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce utriculus?
In classical Latin, [ʊˈtrɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [uˈtriː.ku.lus].
Where does utriculus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úd → Proto-Indo-European *úderos → Latin utriculus.