colliculus

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin colliculus, diminutive of collis (hill).

Noun

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colliculus (plural colliculi)

  1. (anatomy) A small elevation; a knoll

Derived terms

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Latin

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Etymology

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collis +‎ -culus

Pronunciation

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(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kolˈli.ku.lus/, [kɔlˈlʲɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]

Noun

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colliculus m (genitive colliculī); second declension

  1. small hill, hillock, knoll

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Descendants

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  • Catalan: col·licle
  • English: colliculus
  • Portuguese: colículo
  • Spanish: colículo

References

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  • colliculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • colliculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.