amigdala

See also: amígdala and amigdală

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin amygdala.

Noun

amigdala f (plural amigdale)

1. (anatomy) amygdala
2. (archaeology) hand axe
3. (geology) amygdaloid

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/, [äˈmɪɡd̪äɫ̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/, [äˈmiɡd̪älä]

Noun

amigdala f (genitive amigdalae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) Alternative spelling of amygdala
   • c. 1300 Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris

     Item centena cere zucarii piperis cumini amigdalarum & alome continet xiii. petras & dimid’ & quelibet petra continet viii. li.

     Futhermore, the hundred of beeswax, sugar, pepper, cumin, almonds, & alum contains 13½ stone & each such stone contains 8 lbs.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amigdala	amigdalae
Genitive	amigdalae	amigdalārum
Dative	amigdalae	amigdalīs
Accusative	amigdalam	amigdalās
Ablative	amigdalā	amigdalīs
Vocative	amigdala	amigdalae

Noun

(deprecated template usage) amigdala

1. nominative plural of amigdalum
2. accusative plural of amigdalum
3. vocative plural of amigdalum

References

• amigdala 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)