cervicula

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cervīcŭla: ae, f.
dim. id..
I A small neck, * Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 19, § 49; App. Flor. p. 348: contracta, Quint. 11, 3, 180.—*
II In mechanics, the neck of a hydraulic machine, Vitr. 10, 8, 2.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cervīcŭla,¹⁶ æ, f., dim. de cervix,
1 petit cou, petite nuque : cerviculam jactare Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 49, balancer la tête
2 col d’une machine hydraulique : Vitr. Arch. 10, 8, 2.

Latin > German (Georges)

cervīcula, ae, f. (Demin. v. cervix), I) ein kleiner Nacken, ein kleiner Hals, der Menschen, contracta, Quint. 11, 3, 180: cerviculam iactare, Cic. Verr. 3, 49. – der Tiere, psittaci, Apul. flor. 12. p. 14, 14 K. – bildl. = Selbstüberhebung, Augustin. serm. 298, 4 extr. Claud. Mam. de stat. anim. 2, 11. – II) übtr., der Hals einer hydraulischen Maschine, Vitr. 10, 8 (13), 2.

Latin > English

cervicula cerviculae N F :: neck (men/animals); neck of object (e.g., of air container in water organ)