LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

ventriculus

ventriculus m (genitive ventriculī)
Classical[wɛnˈtrɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[venˈtriː.ku.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinethe belly
  2. masculinethe stomach
  3. masculinea ventricle of the heart
  4. masculinea ventricle of the brain

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeventriculusventriculī
genitiveventriculīventriculōrum
dativeventriculōventriculīs
accusativeventriculumventriculōs
ablativeventriculōventriculīs
vocativeventriculeventriculī

ventrĭcŭlus (collat. form ventrĭ-cŭlum, i, n., Cassiod. in Psa. 150, 5), i, m. dim. venter,
I. the belly.
I. Lit., Aug. ap. Suet. Vit. Aug.; Juv. 3, 97.—
II. Transf.
A. The stomach, Cels. 4, 1, 12; 5, 26, 16; Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 200.—
B. Cordis, a ventricle of the heart, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 138.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin ventriculus From venter (“the belly”) + -culus.

Elsewhere
  • Spanishbandrullofrom Asturian banduyu
  • Italianventricchio
  • Catalanventrellfrom Old Catalan ventreyl
  • Italianventrigliofrom Old Occitan ventrilh
  • Portuguesebandulho
  • Frenchventricule
  • Romanianventriculfrom French ventricule
  • Italianventricolo
  • Portugueseventrículo
  • Spanishventrículo
Middle English
  • Englishventricle

Quick answers

What does ventriculus mean in Latin?
ventriculus, a noun, means “the belly; the stomach; a ventricle of the heart”.
What is the genitive of ventriculus?
The genitive singular is ventriculī. ventriculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce ventriculus?
In classical Latin, [wɛnˈtrɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [venˈtriː.ku.lus].