"geniculum" meaning in Latin

See geniculum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡɛˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [d͡ʒeˈniː.ku.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Italic *genu Latin genū Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin geniculum From genū (“knee”) + -culum (diminutive nominal suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|genū<t:knee>|-culus<alt:-culum><pos:diminutive nominal suffix>|text=+|title=geniculum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Italic *genu Latin genū Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin geniculum [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*genu", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "genū", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "alt" : "-culum", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-kelos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-culus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive nominal suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "geniculum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="geniculum"> From genū (“knee”) + -culum (diminutive nominal suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|geniculum<2>}} geniculum n (genitive geniculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|geniculum<2>}} Forms: geniculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], geniculum [nominative, singular], genicula [nominative, plural], geniculī [genitive, singular], geniculōrum [genitive, plural], geniculō [dative, singular], geniculīs [dative, plural], geniculum [accusative, singular], genicula [accusative, plural], geniculō [ablative, singular], geniculīs [ablative, plural], geniculum [singular, vocative], genicula [plural, vocative], geniculus [alternative]
  1. diminutive of genū:
    (literally) little knee, knee
    Tags: declension-2, literally, neuter
    Sense id: en-geniculum-la-noun-U4FlfpbC Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 45 55
  2. diminutive of genū:
    (transferred sense, botany) knot or joint on the stalk of a plant
    Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-geniculum-la-noun-5ZVMHdv- Categories (other): Botany, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -culus Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 27 73 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 27 73 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 45 55 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culus: 32 68 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aggeniculor, geniculātim, geniculātus, geniculō, geniculōsus, ingeniculō

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "geniculōsus"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ipa": "[ɡɛˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]",
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡɛˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʒeˈniː.ku.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "geniculum"
}

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