ampulla
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin ampulla.
Noun [edit]
ampulla (plural ampullas or ampullae)
- A Roman two-handled vessel.
- A vessel for containing consecrated wine or oil.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Shipley to this entry?)
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 8:
- Miraculously moist, the chrism was kept in an ampulla in Reims cathedral where the coronations of the kings of France were held.
- (anatomy) The dilated end of a duct.
Derived terms [edit]
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Compound of ambi- "around" and olla "a pot, jar"
Noun [edit]
ampulla (genitive ampullae); f, first declension
- a two-handled vessel with a swollen middle
- (figuratively) swelling words, bombast
- vocative singular of ampulla
ampullā f
- ablative singular of ampulla
Inflection [edit]
First declension (1).
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ampulla | ampullae |
| genitive | ampullae | ampullārum |
| dative | ampullae | ampullīs |
| accusative | ampullam | ampullās |
| ablative | ampullā | ampullīs |
| vocative | ampulla | ampullae |
