lytta
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek λύττα (lútta), variant of λύσσα (lússa, “lyssa, rabies”), then "sign of rabies under the tongue"; compare French lysses.
Noun[edit]
lytta (plural lyttae)
- (anatomy, archaic) A fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek λύττα (lútta), variant of λύσσα (lússa, “lyssa, rabies”), then "sign of rabies under the tongue."
Noun[edit]
lytta f (genitive lyttae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lytta | lyttae |
Genitive | lyttae | lyttārum |
Dative | lyttae | lyttīs |
Accusative | lyttam | lyttās |
Ablative | lyttā | lyttīs |
Vocative | lytta | lyttae |
References[edit]
- “lytta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lytta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
lytta
- inflection of lytte:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lytta
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