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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἀμύγδαλον (amúgdalon, almond, almond shaped).

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amygdalum n (genitive amygdalī); second declension

  1. An almond (kernel).
  2. An almond tree.

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amygdalum amygdala
Genitive amygdalī amygdalōrum
Dative amygdalō amygdalīs
Accusative amygdalum amygdala
Ablative amygdalō amygdalīs
Vocative amygdalum amygdala

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References edit

  • amygdalum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amygdalum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • amygdalum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.