English

Noun

articulus ‎(plural articuli)

1. (zoology) A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea.
2. (zoology) A joint or segment of an arthropod appendage.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive from artus ‎(“joint; limbs”) +‎ -culus. In the grammatical sense, it is a calque of Ancient Greek ἄρθρον ‎(árthron).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /arˈti.ku.lus/, [arˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]

Noun

articulus m ‎(genitive articulī); second declension

1. A point connecting various parts of the body; joint, knot, knuckle.
2. a limb, member, finger
3. (grammar) a short clause; a single word; pronoun, pronominal adjective or article
4. (figuratively) a member, part, division, point, article
5. (figuratively) a point in time, moment; division of time, space

Inflection

Second declension.

Derived terms

• (grammar) articulus definitus, articulus indefinitus; articulus praepositivus, articulus postpositivus

Derived terms

• articulāris
• articulō
• articulōsus

Related terms

Descendants

References

• articulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• articulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ARTICULUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “articulus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) just at the critical moment: in ipso discrimine (articulo) temporis