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mamilla
mamilla
English
Alternative forms
Noun
mamilla (plural mamillae)
- (anatomy) The small projection of a mammary gland, a nipple.
- A nipple-shaped protuberance.
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Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈmil.la/, [maˈmɪl.la]
Noun
mamilla f (genitive mamillae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mamilla | mamillae |
| genitive | mamillae | mamillārum |
| dative | mamillae | mamillīs |
| accusative | mamillam | mamillās |
| ablative | mamillā | mamillīs |
| vocative | mamilla | mamillae |
References
- mamilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mamilla in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mamilla”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.