cannula
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cannula (“small or low reed”), diminutive of canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cannula (plural cannulas or cannulae or cannulæ)
- (medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
- (aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly to an oxygen (O2) bottle/source from the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.
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Translations
medicine: tube inserted in the body
Italian
Etymology
Noun
cannula f (plural cannule)
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Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkan.nu.la/, [ˈkänːʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.nu.la/, [ˈkänːulä]
Noun
cannula f (genitive cannulae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | cannula | cannulae |
Genitive | cannulae | cannulārum |
Dative | cannulae | cannulīs |
Accusative | cannulam | cannulās |
Ablative | cannulā | cannulīs |
Vocative | cannula | cannulae |
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Descendants
References
- “cannula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cannula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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