canaliculus

English

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Etymology

From Latin canāliculus (“small channel, pipe or gutter”), diminutive of canālis (“channel; pipe, gutter”), from canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna, “reed”).

Noun

canaliculus (plural canaliculi)

1. (anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in bone or in some plants

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of canālis (“channel; pipe, gutter”), from canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kanna, “reed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ka.naːˈli.ku.lus/

Noun

canāliculus (genitive canāliculī); m, second declension

1. A small channel, pipe or gutter.
2. A splint for broken bones, gutter-splint.

Inflection

Number	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
• Portuguese: canalículo

References

• canaliculus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879