English

Noun

armilla ‎(plural armillas or armillae)

1. A military decoration in Ancient Rome
2. (zoology) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.

Anagrams

• Marilla

Italian

Noun

armilla f ‎(plural armille)

1. armilla
2. armil

Anagrams

• allarmi

Latin

Etymology

From Latin armus or arma.

Noun

armilla f ‎(genitive armillae); first declension

1. bracelet, armlet
2. metal hoop, ring or ferrule

Inflection

First declension.

Derived terms

• armillātus

Descendants

• Portuguese: armela, armila

References

• armilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• armilla in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ARMILLA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “armilla”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• armilla in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• armilla in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin