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amigdala

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See also: amígdala and amigdală

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin amygdala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/
  • Rhymes: -iɡdala
  • Hyphenation: a‧mìg‧da‧la

Noun

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amigdala f (plural amigdale)

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

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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amigdala f (genitive amigdalae); first declension

  1. (Medieval Latin) Alternative spelling of amygdala
    • 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.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative amigdala amigdalae
genitive amigdalae amigdalārum
dative amigdalae amigdalīs
accusative amigdalam amigdalās
ablative amigdalā amigdalīs
vocative amigdala amigdalae

Noun

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amigdala

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of amigdalum

References

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