canaliculus

English

Etymology

From Latin canāliculus (small channel, pipe or gutter), diminutive of canālis (channel; pipe, gutter), from canna (cane, reed), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, reed).

Noun

canaliculus (plural canaliculi)

  1. (anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants

Derived terms

Translations


Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of canālis (channel; pipe, gutter), from canna (cane, reed), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, reed).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.naːˈli.ku.lus/, [ka.naːˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

canāliculus m (genitive canāliculī); second declension

  1. A small channel, pipe or gutter.
  2. A splint for broken bones, gutter-splint.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative canāliculus canāliculī
Genitive canāliculī canāliculōrum
Dative canāliculō canāliculīs
Accusative canāliculum canāliculōs
Ablative canāliculō canāliculīs
Vocative canālicule canāliculī

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • canaliculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • canaliculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • canaliculus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • canaliculus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • canaliculus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.