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mandorla

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond, amygdala, and amygdale.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mænˈdɔː(ɹ)lə/

Noun

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mandorla (plural mandorlas)

  1. A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.
    • 2005, Andreas Andreopoulos, Metamorphosis: The Transfiguration in Byzantine Theology and Iconography:
      In addition, the mandorla may be considered on a more primal level as an archetypically ritual shape that transcends conscious and intentional symbolism, thus falling under the category of the mandala.

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Etymology

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From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amygdala and mandle.

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Noun

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mandorla f

  1. mandorla

Declension

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Declension of mandorla (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative mandorla mandorly
genitive mandorly mandorel
dative mandorle mandorlám
accusative mandorlu mandorly
vocative mandorlo mandorly
locative mandorle mandorlách
instrumental mandorlou mandorlami

Galician

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A mandorla illustrates the Historia Turpini of the Codex Calixtinus

Etymology

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From Italian mandorla. Doublet of améndoa and amígdala.

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Noun

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mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈman.dor.la/
  • Rhymes: -andorla
  • Hyphenation: màn‧dor‧la
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Noun

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mandorla f (plural mandorle)

  1. almond (fruit/nut)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → English: mandorla
  • → Galician: mandorla
  • → Polish: mandorla
  • → Serbo-Croatian: mandula

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of migdał.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manˈdɔr.la/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrla
  • Syllabification: man‧dor‧la

Noun

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mandorla f

  1. (art) mandorla

Declension

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Declension of mandorla
singular plural
nominative mandorla mandorle
genitive mandorli mandorli
dative mandorli mandorlom
accusative mandorlę mandorle
instrumental mandorlą mandorlami
locative mandorli mandorlach
vocative mandorlo mandorle

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amêndoa and amígdala.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: man‧dor‧la

Noun

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mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

Spanish

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Etymology

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From Italian mandorla. Doublet of almendra and amígdala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /manˈdoɾla/ [mãn̪ˈd̪oɾ.la]
  • Rhymes: -oɾla
  • Syllabification: man‧dor‧la

Noun

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mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Italian mandorla. Doublet of amygdala and mandel.

Noun

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mandorla c

  1. mandorla

Declension

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Declension of mandorla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mandorla mandorlan mandorlor mandorlorna
Genitive mandorlas mandorlans mandorlors mandorlornas

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