articular

From Latin articularis. By surface analysis, article +‎ -ar.

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• Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)

articular (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, at, or relating to the joints of the body.

   an articular disease; an articular process

2. (grammar) Of or relating to the grammatical article.

Borrowed from Latin articulāre.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.ti.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.ti.kuˈlaɾ]

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articular (first-person singular present articulo, first-person singular preterite articulí, past participle articulat)

1. to articulate (to express with words)

• articulació

Borrowed from Latin articulāris.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ər.ti.kuˈlar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ər.ti.kuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.ti.kuˈlaɾ]

articular m or f (masculine and feminine plural articulars)

1. articular

• “articular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “articular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “articular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “articular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

• Hyphenation: ar‧ti‧cu‧lar

Learned borrowing from Latin articulāre.

articular (first-person singular present articulo, first-person singular preterite articulei, past participle articulado)

1. (transitive) to joint (to join by joints)
2. (transitive) to pronounce, to utter

   Synonyms: proferir, pronunciar

3. (transitive) to organize, to structure (to link in a coherent manner)

   Synonyms: estruturar, organizar

4. (transitive) to connect, to joint, to unite

   Synonyms: juntar, ligar, unir

5. (transitive) to itemize (to set out in separate articles or paragraphs)

Learned borrowing from Latin articulāris

articular m or f (plural articulares)

1. (anatomy) articular (related to joints)
2. (grammar) articular (which is of the nature of the grammatical article)

articular m (plural articulares)

1. Meckel's cartilage (endoskeletal part of the mandibular arch of lower vertebrates, which, in mammals, gives rise to the ear ossicle, called the malleus)

• “articular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “articular” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “articular”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “articular”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “articular”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “articular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from French articulaire, from Latin articularis.

articular m or n (feminine singular articulară, masculine plural articulari, feminine and neuter plural articulare)

1. articular

• IPA^(key): /aɾtikuˈlaɾ/ [aɾ.t̪i.kuˈlaɾ]

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ar‧ti‧cu‧lar

Borrowed from Latin articulāris.

articular m or f (masculine and feminine plural articulares)

1. articular

Borrowed from Latin articulāre.

articular (first-person singular present articulo, first-person singular preterite articulé, past participle articulado)

1. to articulate
2. to coordinate, to link

• “articular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024