brain

From Acadēmīa Latīnitātis

Type of organ

cerebrum, cerebrī, n

Noun [Cite]

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cerebrum cerebra
Genitive cerebrī cerebrōrum
Dative cerebrō cerebrīs
Accusative cerebrum cerebra
Ablative cerebrō cerebrīs
Vocative cerebrum cerebra


Etymology:

From Proto-Italic *kerazrom, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-. Compare Ancient Greek κᾰ́ρᾱ (kárā, “a head, face”).

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