lingula

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɪŋɡjələ/ === Noun === lingula (plural lingulas or lingulae) (historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL. (anatomy) Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen. (anatomy) Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of measure): cyathus (4 lingulas), acetabulum (6 lingulas), quartarius (12 lingulas), hemina (24 lingulas), sextarius (48 lingulas), congius (144 lingulas) urna (1152 lingulas), amphora (2304 lingulas), culeus (46080 lingulas) ==== Related terms ==== lingular linguliform === Anagrams === Luliang, Lüliang, lingual == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lingula. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlin.ɡu.la/ Rhymes: -inɡula Hyphenation: lìn‧gu‧la === Noun === lingula f (plural lingule) (anatomy) lingula ancient Roman leaf-shaped sword == Latin == === Alternative forms === ligula === Etymology === From lingua (“tongue”) +‎ -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”), possibly influenced by lingō (“to lick”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈlɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈliŋ.ɡu.la] === Noun === lingula f (genitive lingulae); first declension diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, a narrow strip of land tongue, a thong, flap, strap, or latchet of a shoe Near-synonyms: lōrum, āmentum (historical) lingula, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 11 mL skimmer, ladle, spoon, utensils for serving small amounts of wine, food, &c. shortsword tongue, the reed of a flute lower arm, the shorter end of a lever, opposite the fulcrum from the user lower beam, the shorter side of the beam on some designs of scalebeam cuttlefish, particularly some species considered to be particularly similar to the shape of the tongue point, the pointed end of a post or stake, inserted into the ground tongue, a tongue-shaped extremity of a Roman water-pipe ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (unit of measure): cyathus (4 lingulae), acetabulum (6 lingulae), quartarius (12 lingulae), hemina (24 lingulae), sextarius (48 lingulae), congius (144 lingulae) urna (1152 lingulae), amphora (2304 lingulae), culeus (46080 lingulae) ==== Derived terms ==== lingulātus ==== Descendants ==== (Note: see also ligula.) === References === “lingula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “lingula”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "lingula", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “lingula”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “lingula”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers == Swedish == === Adjective === lingula inflection of lingul: definite singular plural