LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

cartilāgō

cartilāgō f (genitive cartilāginis)
Classical[kar.tɪˈɫaː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[kar.tiˈlaː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. Cartilage, gristle.
  2. A substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fiber.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecartilāgōcartilāginēs
genitivecartilāginiscartilāginum
dativecartilāginīcartilāginibus
accusativecartilāginemcartilāginēs
ablativecartilāginecartilāginibus
vocativecartilāgōcartilāginēs

cartĭlāgo, ĭnis, f. Sanscr. kart, to spin; cf. κάρταλος, cratis,
I. cartilage, gristle; in animals, Cels. 8, 1; Plin. 11, 37, 87, § 216; 9, 24, 40, § 78; 11, 4, 3, § 9.—
II. Transf., in plants, a substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fibre, Plin. 15, 28, 34, § 116; 16, 36, 64, § 158.

Origins

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kert- (“to weave, twist together”), the same source as Latin crātis (“wickerwork”) and Ancient Greek κροτώνη (krotṓnē, “excrescence on a tree”).

Descendants
  • Englishcartilage

In English words that came into English from cartilāgō

  • cartilagecartilāgō
  • cartilaginouscartilāginōsus
  • cartilaginificationcartilāgō

Quick answers

What does cartilāgō mean in Latin?
cartilāgō, a noun, means “Cartilage, gristle.; A substance harder than pulp but softer than woody fiber.”.
What is the genitive of cartilāgō?
The genitive singular is cartilāginis. cartilāgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce cartilāgō?
In classical Latin, [kar.tɪˈɫaː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kar.tiˈlaː.ɡo].
Which English words come from cartilāgō?
English words that go back to Latin cartilāgō include cartilage, cartilaginification and cartilaginous.