Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diverticuli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-ver-ti-c-uli
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Misconstruction of diverticula.

Example Sentences

"The presumption was that tiny seeds or partly chewed nuts might lodge in the pouches in the outer wall of the colon, called diverticuli, leading to irritation, inflammation and infection, called diverticulitis."

Etymology

By misremembering a neuter Latin noun as being a masculine one. The same error happens with others as well (for example, with *inoculus/inoculi for inoculum/inocula); it is relevant in scientific contexts where English uses many learned borrowings from New Latin.

Questions

What does diverticuli mean?: Misconstruction of diverticula.
Where does diverticuli come from?: By misremembering a neuter Latin noun as being a masculine one. The same error happens with others as well (for example, with *inoculus/inoculi for inoculum/inocula); it is relevant in scientific contexts where English uses many learned borrowings from New Latin.

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