maxilla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maxilla (“jaw”), a diminutive of māla (“jaw”).

Noun

maxilla (plural maxillas or maxillae or maxillæ)

  1. Either of the two bones that together form the upper jaw.
  2. Arachnid mouthpart

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Latin

Etymology

From māla (“cheek, cheekbone”). Confer with similarly formed āla - axilla.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /makˈsil.la/, [makˈsɪl.la]

Noun

maxilla f (genitive maxillae); first declension

  1. (anatomy) jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw
  2. lower part of the face, jaws

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative maxilla maxillae
genitive maxillae maxillārum
dative maxillae maxillīs
accusative maxillam maxillās
ablative maxillā maxillīs
vocative maxilla maxillae

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Portuguese

Noun

maxilla f (plural maxillas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of maxila
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