canalicula
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.la/, [ka.naːˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫa]
Noun
canālicula f (genitive canāliculae); first declension
- A small channel, pipe or gutter.
- A splint for broken bones, gutter-splint.
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | canālicula | canāliculae |
| Genitive | canāliculae | canāliculārum |
| Dative | canāliculae | canāliculīs |
| Accusative | canāliculam | canāliculās |
| Ablative | canāliculā | canāliculīs |
| Vocative | canālicula | canāliculae |
Synonyms
- (small channel, pipe or gutter): canāliculus
- (gutter-splint): canāliculus
Related terms
- canālicius
- canāliculātus
- canāliculus
- canāliēnsis
- canālis
- canna
- cannamella
- cannētum
- canneus
- cannula
Descendants
- Galician: quella, quenlla
- Portuguese: quelha
References
- canalicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press