axilla

See also axil·la

English

Etymology

From Latin axilla (“side, armpit”).

Noun

axilla (plural axillae)

1. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
2. (botany, uncommon) Alternative form of axil.

Translations

armpit

• Catalan: aixella (ca) f, axil·la (ca) f
• Dutch: axilla (nl), oksel (nl)
• Greek: μασχάλη (el) (maskháli) f
• Icelandic: handarkriki (is) m, holhönd (is) f
• Irish: ascaill (ga) f
• Italian: ascella (it)

• Latin: axilla (la)
• Portuguese: axila (pt)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: пазух (sh), пазухо (sh)

  Roman: pazuh (sh), pazuho (sh)

• Turkish: aksilla (tr), koltuk altı (tr)

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Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of ala (“wing”).

Noun

axilla (genitive axillae); f, first declension

1. little wing
2. axilla, armpit

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	axilla	axillae
genitive	axillae	axillārum
dative	axillae	axillīs
accusative	axillam	axillās
ablative	axillā	axillīs
vocative	axilla	axillae

Descendants

• Catalan: aixella, axil·la
• Dutch: axilla
• English: axilla

• French: aisselle
• Italian: ascella
• Spanish: axila
• Turkish: aksilla