articulus, articuli:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
joint; portion of limb/finger between joints; part; (critical) moment; crisis;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | articulus | articuli |
| Gen. | articuli | articulorum |
| Dat. | articulo | articulis |
| Acc. | articulum | articulos |
| Voc. | articule | articuli |
| Abl. | articulo | articulis |
Examples
- L
de Providentia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...inpellit; tenui ferro commissura ceruicis abrumpitur, et cum articulus ille qui caput collumque committit incisus est, tanta illa..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...Oratore: "nullae argutiae digitorum, non ad numerum articulus cadens, trunco magis toto se ipse moderans et virili laterum..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...litibus, necesse est deteratur fulgor et durescat articulus et ipse ille mucro ingenii cotidiana pugna retundatur. XVII..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...prosternitur et illum uehementis impetus excipit aduersarii mollis articulus. Sed sunt in hac parte quae imperitos etiam naturaliter..."