LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

geniculum

geniculum n (genitive geniculī)
Classical[ɡɛˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒeˈniː.ku.lum]

Meaning

  1. literallyneuterlittle knee, knee
  2. neuterknot or joint on the stalk of a plant

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegeniculumgenicula
genitivegeniculīgeniculōrum
dativegeniculōgeniculīs
accusativegeniculumgenicula
ablativegeniculōgeniculīs
vocativegeniculumgenicula

gĕnĭcŭlum, i, n. dim. genu,
I. a little knee, a knee.
I. Lit. (ante- and postclass.): pueris in geniculis alligare serperastra, Varr. L. L. 9, § 11 Müll.: de geniculis adorare, Tert. Cor. Mil. 3: dissolutio geniculorum, Vulg. Nah. 2, 10.—
II. Transf., a knot or joint on the stalk of a plant, Plin. 26, 11, 71, § 117; 18, 7, 10, § 56.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵónu
  2. Proto-Italic*genu
  3. Latingeniculum

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin geniculum From genū (“knee”) + -culum (diminutive nominal suffix).. Cognate of knuckle.

Descendants
  • Late Latingenuculum

Quick answers

What does geniculum mean in Latin?
geniculum, a noun, means “little knee, knee; knot or joint on the stalk of a plant”.
What is the genitive of geniculum?
The genitive singular is geniculī. geniculum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce geniculum?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒeˈniː.ku.lum].
Where does geniculum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu → Proto-Italic *genu → Latin geniculum.