papilla
See also: papil·la
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin papilla (“a nipple, teat”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpapilla (plural papillae)
- (anatomy) A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body.
- A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth.
- Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles.
- Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
- (botany) A small fleshy projection on a plant.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editnipple-like protuberance
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References
edit- “papilla”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “papilla”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editpapilla
Declension
editInflection of papilla (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | papilla | papillat | |
genitive | papillan | papilloiden papilloitten papillojen | |
partitive | papillaa | papilloita papilloja | |
illative | papillaan | papilloihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | papilla | papillat | |
accusative | nom. | papilla | papillat |
gen. | papillan | ||
genitive | papillan | papilloiden papilloitten papillojen papillain rare | |
partitive | papillaa | papilloita papilloja | |
inessive | papillassa | papilloissa | |
elative | papillasta | papilloista | |
illative | papillaan | papilloihin | |
adessive | papillalla | papilloilla | |
ablative | papillalta | papilloilta | |
allative | papillalle | papilloille | |
essive | papillana | papilloina | |
translative | papillaksi | papilloiksi | |
abessive | papillatta | papilloitta | |
instructive | — | papilloin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading
edit- “papilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
editNoun
editpapilla
Interlingua
editNoun
editpapilla (plural papillas)
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpapilla f (plural papille)
Further reading
edit- papilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom papula (“a pustule, pimple”) + -la (diminutive nominal suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /paˈpil.la/, [päˈpɪlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /paˈpil.la/, [päˈpilːä]
Noun
editpapilla f (genitive papillae); first declension
- diminutive of papula:
- (anatomy) a nipple, teat on the breast of human beings and of animals
- (transferred sense)
Inflection
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | papilla | papillae |
Genitive | papillae | papillārum |
Dative | papillae | papillīs |
Accusative | papillam | papillās |
Ablative | papillā | papillīs |
Vocative | papilla | papillae |
Derived terms
edit- papillāris (adjective)
- papillātus (adjective)
Descendants
editDescendants of papilla in other languages
References
edit- “papilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “papilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- papilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
editNoun
editpapilla f (plural papillas)
Spanish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit
- Syllabification: pa‧pi‧lla
Noun
editpapilla f (plural papillas)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “papilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Anatomy
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