cartilago

See also: cartílago

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kert- (to weave, twist together), the same source as Latin crātis (wickerwork) and Ancient Greek κροτώνη (krotṓnē, excrescence on a tree)[1].

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kar.tiˈlaː.ɡoː/, [kar.tɪˈɫaː.ɡoː]

Noun

cartilāgō f (genitive cartilāginis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) cartilage, gristle

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cartilāgō cartilāginēs
Genitive cartilāginis cartilāginum
Dative cartilāginī cartilāginibus
Accusative cartilāginem cartilāginēs
Ablative cartilāgine cartilāginibus
Vocative cartilāgō cartilāginēs

Derived terms

References

  1. Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1938), cartilago”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 174
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