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”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌkænəˈlɪkjələs/
- Rhymes: -ɪkjʊləs
Noun
canaliculus (plural canaliculi)
- (anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants
Derived terms
- lacrimal canaliculus
Translations
anatomy: small canal
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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/, [känäːˈlʲɪkʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.naˈli.ku.lus/, [känäˈliːkulus]
Noun
canāliculus m (genitive canāliculī); second declension
- A small channel, pipe or gutter.
- A splint for broken bones, gutter-splint.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | canāliculus | canāliculī |
| Genitive | canāliculī | canāliculōrum |
| Dative | canāliculō | canāliculīs |
| Accusative | canāliculum | canāliculōs |
| Ablative | canāliculō | canāliculīs |
| Vocative | canālicule | canāliculī |
Synonyms
- (small channel, pipe or gutter): canālicula
- (gutter-splint): canālicula
Derived terms
- canāliculātus
Related terms
- canālicius
- canālicula
- canāliēnsis
- canālis
- canna
- cannamella
- cannētum
- canneus
- cannula
Descendants
- → English: canaliculus
- Italian: canalicolo
- → Portuguese: canalículo (learned)
- Sicilian: canalicchiu
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