amígdala
Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmiɡ.də.lə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [aˈmiɡ.da.la]
- Rhymes: -iɡdala
- Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la
Noun edit
amígdala f (plural amígdales)
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of améndoa.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la
Noun edit
amígdala f (plural amígdalas)
- (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)
- (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)
Further reading edit
- “amígdala” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin amygdala. Doublet of amêndoa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amígdala f (plural amígdalas)
- (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)
- Synonym: tonsila
- (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)
- Synonyms: amígdala cerebelosa, amígdala cerebelar
- (geology) amygdale; amygdule (almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava)
Further reading edit
- “amígdala” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of almendra.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amígdala f (plural amígdalas)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “amígdala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014