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Lagena
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La-ge′na
,Noun.
pl. L.
Lagenæ
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, E. Lagenas
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. [L., a flask; cf. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK].]
(Anat.)
The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles; an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea, in fishes and amphibians.
Definition 2024
lagena
lagena
See also: lägena
English
Noun
lagena (plural lagenas or lagenae or lagenæ)
- (anatomy) The upper part of the cochlear duct.
- A similar structure, shaped like a flask, that is a hearing organ in some vertebrates.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- lagaena, lagoena, lagōna
Etymology
A borrowing from Ancient Greek λάγηνος (lágēnos, “flask, pitcher”).
Noun
lagēna f (genitive lagēnae); first declension
- large earthenware vessel
- flask, flagon
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lagēna | lagēnae |
| genitive | lagēnae | lagēnārum |
| dative | lagēnae | lagēnīs |
| accusative | lagēnam | lagēnās |
| ablative | lagēnā | lagēnīs |
| vocative | lagēna | lagēnae |
Descendants
References
- lagena in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- LAGENA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lagena”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.