luteum

English

Noun

luteum (plural lutea)

  1. corpus luteum

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From lūteus (“yellow”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈluː.te.um/, [ˈɫ̪uːt̪eʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlu.te.um/, [ˈluːt̪eum]

Adjective

lūteum

  1. inflection of lūteus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

Etymology 2

From luteus (“of mud, dirty”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

luteum

  1. inflection of luteus:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

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