amylum

English

Etymology

From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) +‎ μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæmɪləm/

Noun

amylum (uncountable)

1. starch

Derived terms

• amylum star
• paramylum

Related terms

• amyl
• amyl- (amylo-)

Translations

amylum — see starch

Further reading

• Starch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) +‎ μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.my.ɫũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.mi.lum]

Noun

amylum n (genitive amylī); second declension

1. starch
2. gruel
3. fine meal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	amylum	amyla
genitive	amylī	amylōrum
dative	amylō	amylīs
accusative	amylum	amyla
ablative	amylō	amylīs
vocative	amylum	amyla

Derived terms

• amylō

Descendants

• English: amyl
• Irish: aimil
• → Polish: amyl (learned)

References

• “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.