tonsilla

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see French tonsille), ultimately from Latin tōnsillae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtonsilːɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞ns̠ilːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -onsilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ton‧sil‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): ton‧sil‧la

Noun

tonsilla

1. (anatomy) tonsil

Declension

Inflection of tonsilla (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		tonsilla	tonsillat
genitive		tonsillan	tonsilloiden tonsilloitten tonsillojen
partitive		tonsillaa	tonsilloita tonsilloja
illative		tonsillaan	tonsilloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tonsilla	tonsillat
accusative	nom.	tonsilla	tonsillat
	gen.	tonsillan
genitive		tonsillan	tonsilloiden tonsilloitten tonsillojen tonsillain rare
partitive		tonsillaa	tonsilloita tonsilloja
inessive		tonsillassa	tonsilloissa
elative		tonsillasta	tonsilloista
illative		tonsillaan	tonsilloihin
adessive		tonsillalla	tonsilloilla
ablative		tonsillalta	tonsilloilta
allative		tonsillalle	tonsilloille
essive		tonsillana	tonsilloina
translative		tonsillaksi	tonsilloiksi
abessive		tonsillatta	tonsilloitta
instructive		—	tonsilloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tonsilla (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tonsillani tonsillani accusative nom. tonsillani tonsillani gen. tonsillani genitive tonsillani tonsilloideni tonsilloitteni tonsillojeni tonsillaini rare partitive tonsillaani tonsilloitani tonsillojani inessive tonsillassani tonsilloissani elative tonsillastani tonsilloistani illative tonsillaani tonsilloihini adessive tonsillallani tonsilloillani ablative tonsillaltani tonsilloiltani allative tonsillalleni tonsilloilleni essive tonsillanani tonsilloinani translative tonsillakseni tonsilloikseni abessive tonsillattani tonsilloittani instructive — — comitative — tonsilloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tonsillasi tonsillasi accusative nom. tonsillasi tonsillasi gen. tonsillasi genitive tonsillasi tonsilloidesi tonsilloittesi tonsillojesi tonsillaisi rare partitive tonsillaasi tonsilloitasi tonsillojasi inessive tonsillassasi tonsilloissasi elative tonsillastasi tonsilloistasi illative tonsillaasi tonsilloihisi adessive tonsillallasi tonsilloillasi ablative tonsillaltasi tonsilloiltasi allative tonsillallesi tonsilloillesi essive tonsillanasi tonsilloinasi translative tonsillaksesi tonsilloiksesi abessive tonsillattasi tonsilloittasi instructive — — comitative — tonsilloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tonsillamme tonsillamme accusative nom. tonsillamme tonsillamme gen. tonsillamme genitive tonsillamme tonsilloidemme tonsilloittemme tonsillojemme tonsillaimme rare partitive tonsillaamme tonsilloitamme tonsillojamme inessive tonsillassamme tonsilloissamme elative tonsillastamme tonsilloistamme illative tonsillaamme tonsilloihimme adessive tonsillallamme tonsilloillamme ablative tonsillaltamme tonsilloiltamme allative tonsillallemme tonsilloillemme essive tonsillanamme tonsilloinamme translative tonsillaksemme tonsilloiksemme abessive tonsillattamme tonsilloittamme instructive — — comitative — tonsilloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tonsillanne tonsillanne accusative nom. tonsillanne tonsillanne gen. tonsillanne genitive tonsillanne tonsilloidenne tonsilloittenne tonsillojenne tonsillainne rare partitive tonsillaanne tonsilloitanne tonsillojanne inessive tonsillassanne tonsilloissanne elative tonsillastanne tonsilloistanne illative tonsillaanne tonsilloihinne adessive tonsillallanne tonsilloillanne ablative tonsillaltanne tonsilloiltanne allative tonsillallenne tonsilloillenne essive tonsillananne tonsilloinanne translative tonsillaksenne tonsilloiksenne abessive tonsillattanne tonsilloittanne instructive — — comitative — tonsilloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tonsillansa tonsillansa accusative nom. tonsillansa tonsillansa gen. tonsillansa genitive tonsillansa tonsilloidensa tonsilloittensa tonsillojensa tonsillainsa rare partitive tonsillaansa tonsilloitaan tonsillojaan tonsilloitansa tonsillojansa inessive tonsillassaan tonsillassansa tonsilloissaan tonsilloissansa elative tonsillastaan tonsillastansa tonsilloistaan tonsilloistansa illative tonsillaansa tonsilloihinsa adessive tonsillallaan tonsillallansa tonsilloillaan tonsilloillansa ablative tonsillaltaan tonsillaltansa tonsilloiltaan tonsilloiltansa allative tonsillalleen tonsillallensa tonsilloilleen tonsilloillensa essive tonsillanaan tonsillanansa tonsilloinaan tonsilloinansa translative tonsillakseen tonsillaksensa tonsilloikseen tonsilloiksensa abessive tonsillattaan tonsillattansa tonsilloittaan tonsilloittansa instructive — — comitative — tonsilloineen tonsilloinensa

Synonyms

• risa

Further reading

• “tonsilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• nollasti

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tōnsillae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tonˈsil.la/
• Rhymes: -illa
• Hyphenation: ton‧sìl‧la

Noun

tonsilla f (plural tonsille)

1. (anatomy) tonsil

Derived terms

• tonsillare
• tonsillectomia
• tonsillite
• tonsillotono

Further reading

• “tonsilla”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• installo, installò, stallino, stalloni, stillano

Latin

Alternative forms

• tōsilla

Etymology

From tōnsa (“an oar”) + -illa, or akin to tōnsillae.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [tõːˈsɪl.la]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [tonˈsil.la]

Noun

tōnsilla f (genitive tōnsillae); first declension (pre-classical, only attested in glosses)

1. a sharp-pointed pole which was stuck in the ground to fasten vessels to the shore
   • 220 BCE – c. 130 BCE, Marcus Pacuvius, Tragoediae 231 (Sextus Pompeius Festus (2nd century CE), Karl Otfried Müller, editor, De Significatione Verborum (in Latin), published 1839, page 356, lines 31-32; epitomized by Paul the Deacon, 8th c.):

     Accessi A-eam, et tosillam pegi laeto† in litore

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 170 BCE – c. 86 BCE, Accius, Phinidae 579 (Sextus Pompeius Festus (2nd century CE), Karl Otfried Müller, editor, De Significatione Verborum (in Latin), published 1839, page 356, lines 33-34; epitomized by Paul the Deacon, 8th c.):

     Tacite tonsillas litore in lecto edite.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • [2nd century CE, Sextus Pompeius Festus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, De Significatione Verborum, published 1839, page 356, lines 28-31; epitomized by Paul the Deacon, 8th c.:

     Tonsillam ait esse Verrius palum dolatum in acumen et cuspide praeferratum, ut existimat, qu-em cumfigi† in litore navis religandae causa

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)]

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	tōnsilla	tōnsillae
genitive	tōnsillae	tōnsillārum
dative	tōnsillae	tōnsillīs
accusative	tōnsillam	tōnsillās
ablative	tōnsillā	tōnsillīs
vocative	tōnsilla	tōnsillae

Derived terms

• tōnsillae (unclear)

Descendants

• → Translingual: Tonsilla

Further reading

• “tōnsilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “tonsilla”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.