angulus

See also: Angulus

English

Etymology

Latin angulus (angle)

Noun

angulus (plural anguli)

  1. (anatomy) An angle or corner, such as the angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus.

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (joint?). Cognates include Sanskrit अङ्गुरि (aṅgúri, finger, toe), Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, crooked, curved), Old High German enchil (ankle, joint), Icelandic ekkja and Old Church Slavonic ѫгълъ (ǫgŭlŭ, angle).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.ɡu.lus/, [ˈaŋ.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

angulus m (genitive angulī); second declension

  1. corner
  2. angle

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative angulus angulī
Genitive angulī angulōrum
Dative angulō angulīs
Accusative angulum angulōs
Ablative angulō angulīs
Vocative angule angulī

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References

  • angulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • angulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • angulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • angulus in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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