habenula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin habenula, diminutive of habena.

Noun

habenula (plural habenulae or habenulæ)

  1. (anatomy) A circumscript mass of cells in the caudal and dorsal aspect of the dorsal thalamus.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From habēna +‎ -ula (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /haˈbeː.nu.la/, [häˈbeːnʊɫ̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈbe.nu.la/, [äˈbɛːnulä]

Noun

habēnula f (genitive habēnulae); first declension

  1. a small strip of diseased flesh which is cut out from the body

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative habēnula habēnulae
Genitive habēnulae habēnulārum
Dative habēnulae habēnulīs
Accusative habēnulam habēnulās
Ablative habēnulā habēnulīs
Vocative habēnula habēnulae

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