angulus

See also: Angulus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin angulus (an angle). Doublet of angle.

Pronunciation

Noun

angulus (plural anguli)

  1. (anatomy) An angle or corner, such as the angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus.
    Synonym: gastric angle

Translations

References

  • angulus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  • angulus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
  • angulus at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams


Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (joint?). 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]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.ɡu.lus/, [ˈäŋɡulus]

Noun

angulus m (genitive angulī); second declension

  1. (mathematics) An angle.
  2. A corner.
  3. A retired, unfrequented place, a nook, corner, lurking place.
  4. 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

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • angulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • angulus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • angulus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • angulus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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