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noun · masculinesecond declension

canāliculus

canāliculus m (genitive canāliculī)
Classical[ka.naːˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[ka.naˈliː.ku.lus]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecanāliculuscanāliculī
genitivecanāliculīcanāliculōrum
dativecanāliculōcanāliculīs
accusativecanāliculumcanāliculōs
ablativecanāliculōcanāliculīs
vocativecanāliculecanāliculī

cănālĭcŭlus, i, m. (cănālĭcŭla, ae, f. (ante- and post-class.), Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 14; Lucil. ap. Non. p. 198, 7; Gell. 17, 11, 2; cf. canalis), dim. canalis,
I. a small channel, pipe, or gutter.
I. A water-channel, Vitr. 10, 14 fin.; Col. 8, 15, 6.—
II. A channel of a triglyph, Vitr. 4, 3.—
III. The channel or groove of a catapult, Vitr. 10, 15.—
IV. In surgery, a splint for broken bones, Cels. 8, 2 fin.

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Englishcanaliculus
  • Italiancanalicolo
  • Portuguesecanalículo
  • Siciliancanalicchiu

In English words that came into English from canāliculus

  • canaliculuscanāliculus
  • canaliculatecanāliculātus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCanaliculusCanaliculus a small channel or canal (Vitr. 10.14; Col. 8.15, 6), is also used in the following special senses:--to denote (1) the channel or barrel o…

Quick answers

What does canāliculus mean in Latin?
canāliculus, a noun, means “A small channel, pipe or gutter.; A splint for broken bones, gutter-splint.”.
What is the genitive of canāliculus?
The genitive singular is canāliculī. canāliculus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce canāliculus?
In classical Latin, [ka.naːˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ka.naˈliː.ku.lus].