different between fornix vs fornim

English

Etymology

Latin fornix

Noun

fornix (plural fornices)

1. (anatomy) An archlike structure or fold.
2. (anatomy) Specifically, the arched bundle of fibres or axons at the base of the brain.

Derived terms

Translations

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?for.niks/, [?f?rn?ks?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?for.niks/, [?f?rniks]

Noun

fornix m (genitive fornicis); third declension

1. arch, vault
2. brothel (in a cellar)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Derived terms

• fornic?rius
• fornicor

Descendants

• ? Catalan: fòrnix
• ? English: fornix
• ? Italian: fornice
• ? Portuguese: fórnice
• ? Spanish: fórnix
• ? Welsh: ffyrnig

References

• fornix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fornix in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fornix in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• fornix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• fornix in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fornix in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• fornix in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Catalan

Verb

fornim

1. first-person plural present subjunctive form of fornir
2. first-person plural imperative form of fornir
3. first-person plural present indicative form of fornir

Middle English

Verb

fornim

1. inflection of fornimen:
   1. first-person singular indicative present
   2. singular imperative