German

Noun

Thalamus m ‎(genitive Thalamus, plural Thalami)

1. (anatomy) thalamus

Declension

English

Noun

thalamus ‎(plural thalami or thalamuses)

1. (anatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
2. (botany) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.
3. A thallus.

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Czech

Alternative forms

• talamus

Noun

thalamus m

1. thalamus

Latin

Etymology

A borrowing from Ancient Greek θάλαμος ‎(thálamos, “inner room”), especially from Homer.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰa.la.mus/, [ˈtʰa.ɫa.mʊs]

Noun

thalamus m ‎(genitive thalamī); second declension

1. inner room, apartment of a house
2. bedroom, chamber
3. marriage bed

Inflection

Second declension.

References

• thalamus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• thalamus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• THALAMUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “thalamus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• thalamus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• thalamus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray