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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin amygdala.
Pronunciation
Noun
amigdala f (plural amigdale)
- (anatomy) amygdala
- (archaeology) hand axe
- (geology) amygdaloid
Latin
Pronunciation
Noun
amigdala f (genitive amigdalae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) alternative spelling of amygdala
c. 1300, Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris:Item centena cere zucarii piperis cumini amigdalarum & alome continet xiii. petras & dimid’ & quelibet petra continet viii. li.- Futhermore, the hundred of beeswax, sugar, pepper, cumin, almonds, & alum contains 13½ stone & each such stone contains 8 lbs.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Noun
amigdala
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of amigdalum
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