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

  1. tonsils

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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