amylum
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
amylum (uncountable)
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
amylum — see starch
Further reading[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.my.lum/, [ˈämʏɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.mi.lum/, [ˈäːmilum]
Noun[edit]
amylum n (genitive amylī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | amylum | amyla |
| Genitive | amylī | amylōrum |
| Dative | amylō | amylīs |
| Accusative | amylum | amyla |
| Ablative | amylō | amylīs |
| Vocative | amylum | amyla |
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References[edit]
- “amylum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amylum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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