English

Noun

axilla ‎(plural axillae)

1. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
2. (botany, uncommon) Alternative form of axil

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive form of āla ‎(“wing”) (from its earlier form axla). Confer with similarly formed māla - maxilla.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /akˈsil.la/, [akˈsɪl.la]

Noun

axilla f ‎(genitive axillae); first declension

1. little wing
2. axilla, armpit

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

References

• axilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “axilla”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• axilla in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray