mamilla
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
mamilla (plural mamillae)
- (anatomy) The small projection of a mammary gland; a nipple.
- A nipple-shaped protuberance.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of mamma.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈmil.la/, [mäˈmɪlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /maˈmil.la/, [mäˈmilːä]
Noun edit
mamilla f (genitive mamillae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mamilla | mamillae |
| Genitive | mamillae | mamillārum |
| Dative | mamillae | mamillīs |
| Accusative | mamillam | mamillās |
| Ablative | mamillā | mamillīs |
| Vocative | mamilla | mamillae |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: mamella
- English: mamilla
- French: mamelle
- Galician: mamila
- Italian: mammella
- Portuguese: mamilo, mamila
- Romansch: mamilla
- Spanish: mamella
- → Spanish: mamila
References edit
- “mamilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mamilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mamilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romansch edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mamilla f (plural mamillas)