ascella
See also: Ascella
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin ascella or Vulgar Latin *axella, from Latin axilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʃˈʃɛl.la/
- Rhymes: -ɛlla
- Hyphenation: a‧scèl‧la
Noun
ascella f (plural ascelle)
- (anatomy) armpit, axilla
- (botany) axil, axilla
Derived terms
- ascellare
Anagrams
- Casella, casella
Latin
Etymology
For *axicella, from axilla.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /asˈkel.la/, [äs̠ˈkɛlːʲä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aʃˈʃel.la/, [äʃˈʃɛlːä]
Noun
ascella f (genitive ascellae); first declension (Medieval Latin)
- wing
- pinion
- armpit, axilla
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ascella | ascellae |
| Genitive | ascellae | ascellārum |
| Dative | ascellae | ascellīs |
| Accusative | ascellam | ascellās |
| Ablative | ascellā | ascellīs |
| Vocative | ascella | ascellae |
Descendants
Descendants
- Catalan: aixella
- Corsican: ascedda, ascella
- Dalmatian: scul
- French: aisselle
- → Irish: ascaill
- Italian: ascella
- Occitan: aissèla, eishèra
- Sicilian: asciḍḍa
- Venetian: asela
- → Welsh: asgell
References
- ascella 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)
Neapolitan
Etymology
From Late Latin ascella, from Latin āxilla (“winglet, armpit”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈʃʃel.lə/
Noun
ascella f (plural ascelle)
- wing
Related terms
- scella