papilla

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Inflection 3.2.2 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin papilla (“nipple”).

[edit] Noun

papilla (plural papillae)

1. (anatomy) A nipple-like anatomical structure.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• papillar
• papillary
• papillate
• papillectomy
• papilliferous
• papilloma
• papillomatous

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

papilla f. (plural papille)

1. papilla

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From papula (“pustule, pimple”).

[edit] Noun

papilla (genitive papillae); f, first declension

1. nipple, teat, breast, papilla

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	papilla	papillae
genitive	papillae	papillārum
dative	papillae	papillīs
accusative	papillam	papillās
ablative	papillā	papillīs
vocative	papilla	papillae

[edit] Descendants

• English: papilla
• French: papille
• Italian: papilla
• Spanish: papila