mamilla
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]mamilla (plural mamillae)
- (anatomy) The small projection of a mammary gland; a nipple.
- A nipple-shaped protuberance.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive of mamma.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /maˈmil.la/, [mäˈmɪlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈmil.la/, [mäˈmilːä]
Noun
[edit]mamilla f (genitive mamillae); first declension
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mamilla | mamillae |
| genitive | mamillae | mamillārum |
| dative | mamillae | mamillīs |
| accusative | mamillam | mamillās |
| ablative | mamillā | mamillīs |
| vocative | mamilla | mamillae |
Descendants
[edit]- Catalan: mamella
- English: mamilla
- French: mamelle
- Galician: mamila
- Italian: mammella
- Portuguese: mamilo, mamila
- Romansch: mamilla
- Spanish: mamella
- → Spanish: mamila
References
[edit]- “mamilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mamilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mamilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romansch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]mamilla f (plural mamillas)
Synonyms
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