modiolus

See also: Modiolus

English

Etymology

Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”)[1].

Noun

modiolus (plural modioli)

  1. (anatomy) The central core of the cochlea
  2. (anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue

Derived terms

References
  1. “modiolus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Latin

Etymology

From modius +‎ -olus.

Noun

modiolus m (genitive modiolī); second declension

  1. cup (small drinking vessel)
  2. bucket of a water wheel
  3. hub (of a wheel)
  4. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative modiolus modiolī
Genitive modiolī modiolōrum
Dative modiolō modiolīs
Accusative modiolum modiolōs
Ablative modiolō modiolīs
Vocative modiole modiolī

Descendants
  • → Catalan: modíol (learned)
  • → English: modiolus
  • French: moyeu
  • Sicilian: miolu

References
  • modiolus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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