vertebrum

Latin

Etymology

Neuter form of vertebra (“a joint”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯er.te.brum/, [ˈu̯ɛrt̪ɛbrʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈver.te.brum/, [ˈvɛrt̪ebrum]

Noun

vertebrum n (genitive vertebrī); second declension (Late Latin)

(anatomy) a hipbone

Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vertebrum	vertebra
Genitive	vertebrī	vertebrōrum
Dative	vertebrō	vertebrīs
Accusative	vertebrum	vertebra
Ablative	vertebrō	vertebrīs
Vocative	vertebrum	vertebra

References

“vertebra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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