cervicula
From LSJ
Ποιητὴς, ὁπόταν ἐν τῷ τρίποδι τῆς Μούσης καθίζηται, τότε οὐκ ἔμφρων ἐστίν → Whenever a poet is seated on the Muses' tripod, he is not in his senses
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.