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clavicula

clavicula

See also: clavícula

English

Noun

clavicula (plural claviculae)

  1. Clavicle.

Latin

Etymology

From clāvis (key) + -cula.

Pronunciation

Noun

clāvīcula f (genitive clāvīculae); first declension

  1. little key
  2. tendril of a vine
  3. pivot
  4. (anatomy) clavicle, collar bone

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative clāvīcula clāvīculae
genitive clāvīculae clāvīculārum
dative clāvīculae clāvīculīs
accusative clāvīculam clāvīculās
ablative clāvīculā clāvīculīs
vocative clāvīcula clāvīculae

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: claviculă
  • Romansh: tganveala
  • Sardinian: cabija, cabiga, crabiga, crapica, cabígia, cabíciu, carícia, chelvija, chelfija
  • Sicilian: cavicchia, cavigghia
  • Spanish: clavícula, clavija, lavija, llavija
  • Venetian: caécia, caìcia, caùcia, caùcio

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