maxilla
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin maxilla (“jaw”), a diminutive of māla (“jaw”).
Noun
maxilla (plural maxillas or maxillae or maxillæ)
Synonyms
- jawbone
- maxillary bone
- (Arachnid mouthpart): endite
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
bone of upper jaw
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Latin
Etymology
From māla (“cheek, cheekbone”). Confer with similarly formed āla - axilla.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /maːkˈsil.la/, [mäːkˈs̠ɪlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /makˈsil.la/, [mäkˈsilːä]
Noun
māxilla f (genitive māxillae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | māxilla | māxillae |
Genitive | māxillae | māxillārum |
Dative | māxillae | māxillīs |
Accusative | māxillam | māxillās |
Ablative | māxillā | māxillīs |
Vocative | māxilla | māxillae |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “maxilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “maxilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- maxilla 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)
- maxilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Noun
maxilla f (plural s)
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