angulus
From Proto-Italic *angulos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (“joint?”), from *h₂eng- (“bend, curve”).
Cognates include Sanskrit अङ्गुरि (aṅgúri, “finger, toe”), Ancient Greek ἀγκύλος (ankúlos, “crooked, curved”), Old High German enchil (“ankle, joint”), Icelandic ekkja and Old Church Slavonic ѫгълъ (ǫgŭlŭ, “angle”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.ɡu.lus/, [ˈäŋɡʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.ɡu.lus/, [ˈäŋɡulus]
Noun
angulus m (genitive angulī); second declension
- (mathematics) An angle.
- A corner.
- A retired, unfrequented place, a nook, corner, lurking place.
- A projection of the sea into the land, a bay, gulf.
Inflection
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | angulus | angulī |
| Genitive | angulī | angulōrum |
| Dative | angulō | angulīs |
| Accusative | angulum | angulōs |
| Ablative | angulō | angulīs |
| Vocative | angule | angulī |