ancyla

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλη (ankúlē).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈan.ky.la/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.t͡ʃi.la/,

Noun

ancyla f (genitive ancylae); first declension

(anatomy) The back of the knee, the ham

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	ancyla	ancylae
genitive	ancylae	ancylārum
dative	ancylae	ancylīs
accusative	ancylam	ancylās
ablative	ancylā	ancylīs
vocative	ancyla	ancylae

References

ancyla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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