English

Noun

mandibula ‎(plural mandibulae)

1. (anatomy) mandible

Latin

Alternative forms

• mandibulum

Etymology

From mand(ere) +‎ -bula.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /manˈdi.bu.la/, [manˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫa]

Noun

mandibula f ‎(genitive mandibulae); first declension

1. jaw

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

References

• mandibula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• MANDIBULA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mandibula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.