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Latin
Etymology
pila (“ball”) + malleus (“mallet”)
Pronunciation
Noun
pilamalleus m sg (genitive pilamalleī); second declension
- (Contemporary Latin) golf (ball game)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Derived terms
References
- pilamalleus in Ramminger, Johann (2025 January 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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