amylum

English

Etymology

From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) +‎ μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Noun

amylum (uncountable)

  1. starch

Translations

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) +‎ μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Pronunciation

Noun

amylum n (genitive amylī); second declension

  1. starch
  2. gruel
  3. fine meal

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative amylum amyla
genitive amylī amylōrum
dative amylō amylīs
accusative amylum amyla
ablative amylō amylīs
vocative amylum amyla

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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