mandibulum

Latin

Etymology

From mandō (“to chew, masticate”) +‎ -bulum (instrument noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [manˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [manˈdiː.bu.lum]

Noun

mandibulum n (genitive mandibulī); second declension

1. neuter form of mandibula

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Inflection

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	mandibulum	mandibula
genitive	mandibulī	mandibulōrum
dative	mandibulō	mandibulīs
accusative	mandibulum	mandibula
ablative	mandibulō	mandibulīs
vocative	mandibulum	mandibula