amigdala

See also: amígdala and amigdală

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amygdala.

Noun

amigdala f (plural amigdale)

  1. (anatomy) amygdala
  2. (archaeology) hand axe
  3. (geology) amygdaloid

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/, [aˈmɪɡ.da.ɫa]

Noun

amigdala f (genitive amigdalae); first declension

  1. almond tree
  2. almonds
    • c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris
      Item centena cere zucarii piperis cumini amigdalarum & alome continet xiii. petras & dimid’ & quelibet petra continet viii. li.
      Futhermore, the hundred of beeswax, sugar, pepper, cumin, almonds, & alum contains 13½ stone & each such stone contains 8 lbs.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative amigdala amigdalae
genitive amigdalae amigdalārum
dative amigdalae amigdalīs
accusative amigdalam amigdalās
ablative amigdalā amigdalīs
vocative amigdala amigdalae

Noun

amigdala

  1. nominative plural of amigdalum
  2. accusative plural of amigdalum
  3. vocative plural of amigdalum

References

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