axilla

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See also: axil·la

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin axilla (“side, armpit”). Doublet of axil.

Pronunciation

Noun

axilla (plural axillas or axillae)

  1. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
  2. (botany, uncommon) Alternative form of axil

Translations

armpit — see armpit

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive form of āla (“wing”) (from its earlier form *axla). Compare with similarly formed māla - maxilla.

Pronunciation

Noun

āxilla f (genitive āxillae); first declension

  1. little wing
  2. axilla, armpit

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative āxilla āxillae
Genitive āxillae āxillārum
Dative āxillae āxillīs
Accusative āxillam āxillās
Ablative āxillā āxillīs
Vocative āxilla āxillae

Descendants

References

  • “axilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • axilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “axilla”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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