different between zonulae vs zonula

English

Noun

zonulae

1. plural of zonula

Latin

Noun

z?nulae

1. nominative plural of z?nula
2. genitive singular of z?nula
3. dative singular of z?nula
4. vocative plural of z?nula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin z?nula (“small belt or girdle”).

Noun

zonula (plural zonulae or zonulas)

1. (anatomy) Any of several small belt-like regions.
   • 1883, Half-yearly compendium of medical science, Volumes 31-34, page 146,

     The zonula originates by a small number of delicate fibres from the vitreous [lamella].

   • 1980, Yves Le Grand, Sami G. El Hage, Physiological Optics, page 95,

     Nevertheless, the zonula is most often considered as the principal agent of transmission.

Derived terms

• zonula adherens
• zonula ciliaris
• zonula occludens

See also

• zonule

Anagrams

• Lauzon

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of z?na (“belt”, “girdle”), formed as z?na +? -ula (suffix forming feminine diminutives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?zo?.nu.la/, [?d??z?o?n???ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?d?zo.nu.la/, [?d??z???nul?]

Noun

z?nula f (genitive z?nulae); first declension

1. a little or small belt or girdle

Declension

First-declension noun.

Related terms

• z?n?lis
• z?n?rius
• z?n?tim

Descendants

• English: zonula, zonule
• Italian: zonula

References

• z?n?la in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• z?n?la in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,702/2