tonsillae
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *tonslis, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, to extend”). Cognate with Latin tōlēs.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tonˈsil.lae̯/, [tõːˈsɪl.lae̯]
Noun
tōnsillae f (genitive tōnsillārum); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | tōnsillae |
| genitive | tōnsillārum |
| dative | tōnsillīs |
| accusative | tōnsillās |
| ablative | tōnsillīs |
| vocative | tōnsillae |
References
- tonsillae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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