vesicle
/ˈvezɪkəl/VEH-zih-kuhl
/ˈvɛzɪkəl/VEH-zih-kuhl
Meaninga little bladder
Common meaning: a small fluid-filled sac
- vesicthe bladder; a blisterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1980 · scan
- lenoun ending (from Latin -ulus)
Journey through time
- Latinvēsīca, -ae‘the bladder’
- Englishvesicle‘a small fluid-filled sac’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vēsīca ‘the bladder; a blister’.
Roots
- vēsīca, -ae Latin “the bladder; a blister”
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