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infundibulum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
in-fundibu-lum
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A funnel-shaped cavity or organ.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin īnfund(i) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin infundibulumbor. English infundibulum Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”).

Inflected Forms

infundibula (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

infundibular infundibularform infundibularly infundibuliform

Synonyms

choana pelvis cornu

Rhymes With

vestibulum

Questions

What does infundibulum mean?
A funnel-shaped cavity or organ.
Where does infundibulum come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰunédti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin īnfund(i) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin infundibulumbor. English infundibulum Borrowed from Latin infundibulum (“funnel”).

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