amygdalae

See also: Amygdalae

English

Alternative forms

• amygdalas

Etymology

Latin

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /əˈmɪɡ.də.li/, /əˈmɪɡ.də.laɪ/

Noun

amygdalae

1. plural of amygdala
   • 2004 May 9, Jonathan Weiner, “This Is Your Brain on Drugs”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     When most people try to decode the emotion in a pair of eyes, their amygdalae light up. When autistic patients do it, their amygdalae are much dimmer.

Latin

Noun

amygdalae

1. inflection of amygdala:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive/dative singular