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articulus.

joint; portion of limb/finger between joints; part; (critical) moment; crisis; point of time; (Vulgate);

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[arˈtɪ.kʊ.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[arˈtiː.ku.lus]
  1. a point connecting various parts of the body; joint, knot, knuckle.

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. a limb, member, finger

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. a short clause; a single word; pronoun, pronominal adjective or article

    declension-2 · masculine
  4. a member, part, division, point, article

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
  5. a point in time, moment; division of time, space

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine
  6. a positive decimal integer consisting of a non-zero digit multiplied by a positive integral power of ten.

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Diminutive from artus (“joint; limbs”) + -culus. In the grammatical sense, it is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον (árthron).

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