cannula

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cannula (“small or low reed”), diminutive of canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkænjʊlə/

Noun

cannula (plural cannulas or cannulae or cannulæ)

  1. (medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
  2. (aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly to an oxygen (O2) bottle/source from the user's nose, commonly used by aircraft pilots or others needing direct oxygen breathing apparatus.

Translations

medicine: tube inserted in the body

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cannula.

Noun

cannula f (plural cannule)

  1. cannula

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of canna (“cane, reed”), from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.nu.la/, [ˈkan.nʊ.ɫa]

Noun

cannula f (genitive cannulae); first declension

  1. A small or low reed.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative cannula cannulae
genitive cannulae cannulārum
dative cannulae cannulīs
accusative cannulam cannulās
ablative cannulā cannulīs
vocative cannula cannulae

Descendants

  • Portuguese: cânula
  • Romanian: canură
  • Russian: каню́ля (kanjúlja)
  • Spanish: cánula

References

  • cannula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cannula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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