English

Noun

fasciculus ‎(plural fasciculi)

1. (anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
2. One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.

Related terms

• fascicle
• fascism

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of fascis ‎(“bundle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fasˈki.ku.lus/, [fasˈkɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

fasciculus m ‎(genitive fasciculī); second declension

1. A small bundle or package.
2. A bunch of flowers, nosegay.

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• fasciculāria

Related terms

Descendants

• English: fascicle, fasciculus
• German: Faszikel
• Italian: fascicolo

References

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