articulus
lat. articulus
Diminutive from artus “Gelenk, Glied” + -culus. In the grammatical sense, it is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈtiː.ku.lus]
Noun
articulus m (genitive articulī); second declension
- a point connecting various parts of the body; joint, knot, knuckle.
- a limb, member, finger
- (grammar) a short clause; a single word; pronoun, pronominal adjective or article
- (figuratively) a member, part, division, point, article
- (figuratively) a point in time, moment; division of time, space
- (mathematics) a positive decimal integer consisting of a non-zero digit multiplied by a positive integral power of ten.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | articulus | articulī |
| genitive | articulī | articulōrum |
| dative | articulō | articulīs |
| accusative | articulum | articulōs |
| ablative | articulō | articulīs |
| vocative | articule | articulī |