cauliculus
English
Etymology
Latin cauliculus (“little stalk”).
Noun
cauliculus (plural cauliculi)
- (architecture) In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of caulis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kau̯ˈli.ku.lus/, [kau̯ˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cauliculus | cauliculī |
Genitive | cauliculī | cauliculōrum |
Dative | cauliculō | cauliculīs |
Accusative | cauliculum | cauliculōs |
Ablative | cauliculō | cauliculīs |
Vocative | caulicule | cauliculī |
References
- cauliculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cauliculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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