What is the Latin word for articular?

The usual Latin words for “articular” are articulō, artĭcŭlārĭus, Catullus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“articular” in Latin

articulōto divide into single members or joints; to utter distinctly, articulate artĭcŭlārĭuspertaining to the joints Catullusa cognomen; a Latin poet of the late Roman Republic who wrote chiefly in the neoteric style of poetry

The English word articular itself goes back to Latin articulāris.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

articular

articularis (Suet., Plin.): articularius (Catullus, Plin.): morbus articularis or articularius (the gout).

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What is the Latin word for articular?: The usual Latin words for “articular” are articulō, artĭcŭlārĭus, Catullus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.