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angulus

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English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Italic *angulos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engulos (joint?), from *h₂eng- (bend, curve).[1]

    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

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    Noun

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    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.

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    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative angulus angulī
    genitive angulī angulōrum
    dative angulō angulīs
    accusative angulum angulōs
    ablative angulō angulīs
    vocative angule angulī

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    References

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    • 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
    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “angulus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 42-3