cancellus

English

Noun

cancellus (plural cancelli)

  1. (architecture) A barrier, balustrade or railing, or screen, dividing the main body of a church from the chancel.
  2. (anatomy) One of the interlacing osseous plates constituting the elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, especially in their articular extremities.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of cancer. Literally: "little crab".

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kanˈkel.lus/, [kaŋˈkɛl.lʊs]

Noun

cancellus m (genitive cancelli); second declension

  1. lattice, grate, grid
  2. bars, barrier
  3. railings

Usage notes

Usually used in the plural, rarely in the singular.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cancellus cancellī
Genitive cancellī cancellōrum
Dative cancellō cancellīs
Accusative cancellum cancellōs
Ablative cancellō cancellīs
Vocative cancelle cancellī

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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