amigdala

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amygdala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/
• Rhymes: -iɡdala
• Hyphenation: a‧mìg‧da‧la

Noun

amigdala f (plural amigdale)

1. (anatomy) amygdala
2. (archaeology) hand axe
3. (geology) amygdaloid

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/,

Noun

amigdala f (genitive amigdalae); first declension

1. (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

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of amigdalum

References

• amigdala 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)