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Fornix
‖
For′nix
,Noun.
pl.
Fornices
(#)
. [L., an arch.]
(Anat.)
(a)
An arch or fold;
as, the
fornix
, or vault, of the cranium; the fornix
, or reflection, of the conjuctiva. (b)
Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain.
Definition 2025
fornix
fornix
English
Noun
fornix (plural fornices)
- (anatomy) An archlike structure or fold.
- (anatomy) Specifically, the arched bundle of fibres or axons at the base of the brain.
Derived terms
Translations
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.niks/, [ˈfɔr.nɪks]
Noun
fornix m (genitive fornicis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fornix | fornicēs |
| genitive | fornicis | fornicum |
| dative | fornicī | fornicibus |
| accusative | fornicem | fornicēs |
| ablative | fornice | fornicibus |
| vocative | fornix | fornicēs |
Derived terms
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)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “fornix”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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, 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