different between cochlea vs concha

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cochlea (“a snail”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (kókhlias, “a snail with a spiral shell”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?k.li.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?ko?.kli.?/, /?k?k.li.?/

Noun

cochlea (plural cochleae or cochleas)

1. (anatomy) The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
2. A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.

Derived terms

• cochlear

Translations

References

• “cochlea”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “cochlea”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???????? (kokhlí?s, “snail with a spiral shell”).

Alternative forms

• coclea, coclia, cochlia

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ko.k?le.a/, [?k?k???eä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ko.kle.a/, [?k??kl??]

Noun

cochlea f (genitive cochleae); first declension

1. snail
   1. snailshell
2. (metonymically)
   1. spiral (form of a snailshell)
   2. screw of a press
   3. Archimedes' screw, water screw, screw pump (machine for drawing water by raising it)
   4. A kind of revolving door.

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• coc(h)lear
• coc(h)le?rium
• coc(h)le?tim
• coc(h)le?tus

Descendants

References

• “cochlea” on page 373 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

Further reading

• cochlea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cochlea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cochlea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• cochlea in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• cochlea in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??.k?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k??.k?/

Noun

concha (plural conchae or conchæ)

1. Any shell-shaped structure:
   1. (anatomy) The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
   2. (anatomy) Alternative form of nasal concha.
2. (architecture) An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.

References

• “concha”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “concha”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• Chacon, Chanco, NACCHO

Interlingua

Noun

concha (plural conchas)

1. Conch shell.
2. External ear.

Latin

Alternative forms

• conca

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (kónkh?, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?kon.k?a/, [?k??k?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kon.ka/, [?k??k?]

Noun

concha f (genitive conchae); first declension

1. A bivalve shellfish; a mollusk:
   1. A pearl oyster.
      1. A pearl.
   2. The purple-fish.
2. A mussel shell.
   1. A snailshell.
   2. The Triton's trumpet, in form like a snailshell.
3. Objects in the form of a mussel shell:
4. A vessel for holding oil, unguents, salt, etc.
5. Synonym of cunnus.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• conchula

Descendants

References

• concha in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• concha in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• concha in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• concha in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• concha in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *concla, from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek ????? (kónkh?), from Proto-Indo-European *kong?o-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kõ.?a/, [?kõ.??], [?kõw?.??]
• Hyphenation: con?cha

Noun

concha f (plural conchas)

1. seashell
2. the shell of any mollusk
3. scoop; ladle (specialised spoon for serving)

Derived terms

• conchinha

Related terms

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek ????? (kónkh?, “mussel”). Cognate with cuenca (“basin, socket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kont??a/, [?kõn?.t??a]

Noun

concha f (plural conchas)

1. seashell

   Synonym: (Isleño) coquilla

2. shell (mollusk)
3. (Mexico) a type of sweet bread (one that resembles a shell in design and decoration)
4. (vulgar, Argentina and Uruguay) pussy, cunt

Derived terms

Further reading

• “concha” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.