English

Noun

canaliculus ‎(plural canaliculi)

1. (anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants

Derived terms

• lacrimal canaliculus

Translations

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ka.naːˈli.ku.lus/

Noun

canāliculus m ‎(genitive canāliculī); second declension

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

Inflection

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (small channel, pipe or gutter): canālicula
• (gutter-splint): canālicula

Derived terms

• canāliculātus

Related terms

Descendants

• English: canaliculus
• Portuguese: canalículo

References

• canaliculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “canaliculus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• canaliculus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• canaliculus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
• canaliculus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin