cauliculus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cauliculus (“little stalk”). Doublet of caulicle.
Noun
cauliculus (plural cauliculi)
- (architecture) In the Corinthian capital, any of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.
- Synonym: caulicole
Latin
Alternative forms
- cōliculus
Etymology
Diminutive of caulis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kau̯ˈlɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kau̯ˈliː.ku.lus]
Noun
cauliculus m (genitive cauliculī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cauliculus | cauliculī |
| genitive | cauliculī | cauliculōrum |
| dative | cauliculō | cauliculīs |
| accusative | cauliculum | cauliculōs |
| ablative | cauliculō | cauliculīs |
| vocative | caulicule | cauliculī |
Descendants
References
- “cauliculus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cauliculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.