armilla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin armilla.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

armilla (plural armillas or armillae)

1. An armband awarded as a military decoration in Ancient Rome.
2. (zoology) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.

Anagrams

• Mallari, Marilla

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Catalan

Etymology

From Spanish almilla, diminutive of alma (“soul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈmi.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈmi.ʎa]

Noun

armilla f (plural armilles)

1. waistcoat

Further reading

• “armilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Finnish

Noun

armilla

1. (deprecated template usage) adessive singular of armi

Anagrams

• Marilla

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Italian

Noun

armilla f (plural armille)

1. armilla
2. armil

Anagrams

• allarmi

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Latin

Etymology

From Latin armus or arma.

Noun

armilla f (genitive armillae); first declension

1. bracelet, armlet
2. metal hoop, ring or ferrule

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	armilla	armillae
genitive	armillae	armillārum
dative	armillae	armillīs
accusative	armillam	armillās
ablative	armillā	armillīs
vocative	armilla	armillae

Derived terms

• armillātus

Descendants

• Catalan: armil·la
• English: armilla, Armill
• Portuguese: armela, armila
• Spanish: armella, armilla, armila

References

• “armilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “armilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• armilla 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)
• armilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “armilla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “armilla”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Spanish

Noun

armilla f (plural armillas)

1. diminutive of arma

Further reading

• “armilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28