mandibula

See also: mandíbula

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Late Latin mandibula (“a jaw”), from mandō (“to chew, masticate”) +‎ -bula (instrument noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /manˈdɪb.jʊl.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mænˈdɪb.jəl.ə/
• Rhymes: -ɪbjʊlə

Noun

mandibula (plural mandibulae)

1. Obsolete form of mandible.
   • 2015 July 22, Moritz Crönlein et al., “Traumatic bilateral carotid artery dissection following severe blunt trauma: a case report on the difficulties in diagnosis and therapy of an often overlooked life-threatening injury”, in European Journal of Medical Research‎^[1], volume 20, →DOI, archived from the original on 6 February 2025:

     Even a vasocompression between C-Spine and mandibula during a hyperinclination trauma can lead to a dissection of the internal carotid artery (ICA) [ 1, 2 ].

Derived terms

• hemimandibula
• mandibuliform

References

• “mandibula”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Finnish

Etymology

From Late Latin mandibula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑndibulɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ndiˌbulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ulɑ
• Syllabification^(key): man‧di‧bu‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): man‧di‧bu‧la

Noun

mandibula

1. mandible

Declension

Inflection of mandibula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mandibula	mandibulat
genitive		mandibulan	mandibulojen
partitive		mandibulaa	mandibuloja
illative		mandibulaan	mandibuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mandibula	mandibulat
accusative	nom.	mandibula	mandibulat
	gen.	mandibulan
genitive		mandibulan	mandibulojen mandibulain rare
partitive		mandibulaa	mandibuloja
inessive		mandibulassa	mandibuloissa
elative		mandibulasta	mandibuloista
illative		mandibulaan	mandibuloihin
adessive		mandibulalla	mandibuloilla
ablative		mandibulalta	mandibuloilta
allative		mandibulalle	mandibuloille
essive		mandibulana	mandibuloina
translative		mandibulaksi	mandibuloiksi
abessive		mandibulatta	mandibuloitta
instructive		—	mandibuloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mandibula (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mandibulani mandibulani accusative nom. mandibulani mandibulani gen. mandibulani genitive mandibulani mandibulojeni mandibulaini rare partitive mandibulaani mandibulojani inessive mandibulassani mandibuloissani elative mandibulastani mandibuloistani illative mandibulaani mandibuloihini adessive mandibulallani mandibuloillani ablative mandibulaltani mandibuloiltani allative mandibulalleni mandibuloilleni essive mandibulanani mandibuloinani translative mandibulakseni mandibuloikseni abessive mandibulattani mandibuloittani instructive — — comitative — mandibuloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mandibulasi mandibulasi accusative nom. mandibulasi mandibulasi gen. mandibulasi genitive mandibulasi mandibulojesi mandibulaisi rare partitive mandibulaasi mandibulojasi inessive mandibulassasi mandibuloissasi elative mandibulastasi mandibuloistasi illative mandibulaasi mandibuloihisi adessive mandibulallasi mandibuloillasi ablative mandibulaltasi mandibuloiltasi allative mandibulallesi mandibuloillesi essive mandibulanasi mandibuloinasi translative mandibulaksesi mandibuloiksesi abessive mandibulattasi mandibuloittasi instructive — — comitative — mandibuloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mandibulamme mandibulamme accusative nom. mandibulamme mandibulamme gen. mandibulamme genitive mandibulamme mandibulojemme mandibulaimme rare partitive mandibulaamme mandibulojamme inessive mandibulassamme mandibuloissamme elative mandibulastamme mandibuloistamme illative mandibulaamme mandibuloihimme adessive mandibulallamme mandibuloillamme ablative mandibulaltamme mandibuloiltamme allative mandibulallemme mandibuloillemme essive mandibulanamme mandibuloinamme translative mandibulaksemme mandibuloiksemme abessive mandibulattamme mandibuloittamme instructive — — comitative — mandibuloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mandibulanne mandibulanne accusative nom. mandibulanne mandibulanne gen. mandibulanne genitive mandibulanne mandibulojenne mandibulainne rare partitive mandibulaanne mandibulojanne inessive mandibulassanne mandibuloissanne elative mandibulastanne mandibuloistanne illative mandibulaanne mandibuloihinne adessive mandibulallanne mandibuloillanne ablative mandibulaltanne mandibuloiltanne allative mandibulallenne mandibuloillenne essive mandibulananne mandibuloinanne translative mandibulaksenne mandibuloiksenne abessive mandibulattanne mandibuloittanne instructive — — comitative — mandibuloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mandibulansa mandibulansa accusative nom. mandibulansa mandibulansa gen. mandibulansa genitive mandibulansa mandibulojensa mandibulainsa rare partitive mandibulaansa mandibulojaan mandibulojansa inessive mandibulassaan mandibulassansa mandibuloissaan mandibuloissansa elative mandibulastaan mandibulastansa mandibuloistaan mandibuloistansa illative mandibulaansa mandibuloihinsa adessive mandibulallaan mandibulallansa mandibuloillaan mandibuloillansa ablative mandibulaltaan mandibulaltansa mandibuloiltaan mandibuloiltansa allative mandibulalleen mandibulallensa mandibuloilleen mandibuloillensa essive mandibulanaan mandibulanansa mandibuloinaan mandibuloinansa translative mandibulakseen mandibulaksensa mandibuloikseen mandibuloiksensa abessive mandibulattaan mandibulattansa mandibuloittaan mandibuloittansa instructive — — comitative — mandibuloineen mandibuloinensa

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [manˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [manˈdiː.bu.la]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin mandō

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.

Latin -bula

Latin mandibula

From mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).

Alternative forms

• mandibulum

Noun

mandibula f (genitive mandibulae); first declension (Late Latin)

1. a jaw

Inflection

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	mandibula	mandibulae
genitive	mandibulae	mandibulārum
dative	mandibulae	mandibulīs
accusative	mandibulam	mandibulās
ablative	mandibulā	mandibulīs
vocative	mandibula	mandibulae

Descendants

Descendants

• → Catalan: mandíbula
• → English: mandibula
• → French: mandibule
• → Galician: mandíbula
• → Italian: mandibola
• Middle English:
  • English: mandible
• → Portuguese: mandíbula
• → Romanian: mandibulă
• → Spanish: mandíbula

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

mandibula n

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of mandibulum

References

• “mandibula”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• "mandibula", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “mandibula”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.