different between uncus vs unce

English

Etymology

From Latin uncus (“hook”).

Noun

uncus (plural unci)

1. (zoology) A hook or claw.
2. (anatomy) Hence, any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
3. (neuroanatomy) Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe; also called the uncinate gyrus or uncus gyri parahippocampalis.

Related terms

• uncous

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *onkos, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ónkos (“hook”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ????? (ónkos) and Sanskrit ???? (a?ká).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?un.kus/, [???k?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?un.kus/, [?u?kus]

Noun

uncus m (genitive unc?); second declension

1. hook, barb
2. a hook used to drag criminals by the neck
3. (medicine) a surgical instrument

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Synonyms

• (hook, barb): unc?nus

Derived terms

• uncifer (New Latin)

Descendants

• Translingual: Uncifera

Adjective

uncus (feminine unca, neuter uncum); first/second-declension adjective

1. hooked, curved, barbed
2. crooked, bent

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

• aduncus

Related terms

• unc?ti?
• unc?tus
• unc?nus

References

• uncus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• uncus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• uncus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology 1

From Latin uncia (“ounce”). See ounce (“a weight”).

Noun

unce (plural unces)

1. (obsolete) An ounce; a small portion.

Etymology 2

Latin uncus (“hook”).

Noun

unce (plural unces)

1. A claw; an uncus.

Anagrams

• Cuen

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?unt?s?]

Noun

unce f

1. ounce

Further reading

• unce in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• unce in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Latin

Noun

unce

1. vocative singular of uncus

Middle English

Noun

unce

1. Alternative form of ounce

Spanish

Verb

unce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of uncir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of uncir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of uncir.