axillary

English

Etymology

Alteration by association with -ary of the French axillaire (“of the axilla”), itself an alteration of the earlier forms aisselliere and aissellaire, both from the assumed Latin etymon *axillāris, from axilla (“armpit”), diminutive form of the assumed *axula.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæksɪlɛɹi/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ækˈsɪləɹi/ (etymologically correct)
Rhymes: -æksɪlɛɹi, -ɪləɹi
Rhymes: -æksɪlɛəɹi

Adjective

axillary (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit.
(botany) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; relating to an axil.

Derived terms

Translations

of or pertaining to the axilla

Catalan: axil·lar
Finnish: kainalo- (fi)
French: axillaire (fr)
Galician: axilar (gl)
Italian: ascellare
Portuguese: axilar (pt)
Spanish: axilar (es)

botany

Catalan: axil·lar
Galician: axilar (gl)
Spanish: axilar (es)
Tagalog: biklatan
Welsh: ceseiliol

Noun

axillary (plural axillaries)

Alternative form of axillar