parotis

English

Noun

parotis

1. The parotid gland.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρωτίς (parōtís).

Noun

parōtis f (genitive parōtidis); third declension

1. A tumour near the ear

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	parōtis	parōtidēs
Genitive	parōtidis	parōtidum
Dative	parōtidī	parōtidibus
Accusative	parōtidem	parōtidēs
Ablative	parōtide	parōtidibus
Vocative	parōtis	parōtidēs

References

• “parotis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• parotis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.