lytta
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λύττα (lútta), variant of λύσσα (lússa, “lyssa, rabies”), then "sign of rabies under the tongue"; compare French lysses.
Noun edit
lytta (plural lyttae)
- (anatomy, archaic) A fibrous muscular band lying within the longitudinal axis of the tongue in many mammals, such as the dog.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek λύττα (lútta), variant of λύσσα (lússa, “lyssa, rabies”), then "sign of rabies under the tongue."
Noun edit
lytta f (genitive lyttae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | lytta | lyttae |
Genitive | lyttae | lyttārum |
Dative | lyttae | lyttīs |
Accusative | lyttam | lyttās |
Ablative | lyttā | lyttīs |
Vocative | lytta | lyttae |
References edit
- “lytta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lytta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
lytta
- inflection of lytte:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish edit
Adjective edit
lytta