mandorla
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mandorla (plural mandorlas)
- A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.
- 2005, Andreas Andreopoulos, Metamorphosis: The Transfiguration in Byzantine Theology and Iconography:
- In addition, the mandorla may be considered on a more primal level as an archetypically ritual shape that transcends conscious and intentional symbolism, thus falling under the category of the mandala.
Translations
[edit]A vesica piscis-shaped aureola
Anagrams
[edit]Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amygdala and mandle.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mandorla f
Declension
[edit]Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian mandorla. Doublet of améndoa and amígdala.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mandorla”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Further reading
[edit]- “mandorla”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- “mandorla” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mandorla f (plural mandorle, diminutive mandorlina or mandorlétta)
- almond (fruit/nut)
Derived terms
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[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- mandorla on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- mandorla in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- mandorla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
[edit]Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of migdał.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mandorla f
Declension
[edit]Declension of mandorla
Further reading
[edit]- mandorla in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amêndoa and amígdala.
Pronunciation
[edit]
- Hyphenation: man‧dor‧la
Noun
[edit]mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian mandorla. Doublet of almendra and amígdala.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
Further reading
[edit]- “mandorla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amygdala and mandel.
Noun
[edit]mandorla c
Declension
[edit]Declension of mandorla
Further reading
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