amigdala
See also: amígdala and amigdală
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amygdala.
Noun
amigdala f (plural amigdale)
- (anatomy) amygdala
- (archaeology) hand axe
- (geology) amygdaloid
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/, [äˈmɪɡd̪äɫ̪ä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/, [äˈmiɡd̪älä]
Noun
amigdala f (genitive amigdalae); first declension
- (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.
- Item centena cere zucarii piperis cumini amigdalarum & alome continet xiii. petras & dimid’ & quelibet petra continet viii. li.
- c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amigdala | amigdalae |
| Genitive | amigdalae | amigdalārum |
| Dative | amigdalae | amigdalīs |
| Accusative | amigdalam | amigdalās |
| Ablative | amigdalā | amigdalīs |
| Vocative | amigdala | amigdalae |
Noun
amigdala
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of amigdalum
References
- amigdala in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)