"tonsillae" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Latin]

IPA: /tonˈsil.lae̯/ [Classical-Latin], [t̪õːˈsɪlːʲäe̯] [Classical-Latin], /tonˈsil.le/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [t̪onˈsilːe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *tonslilā (singular), from *tonslis + *-elā (diminutive). Equivalent to tōlēs (“tonsillitis, goitre”) + -ulae. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro||*tonslilā|pos=singular}} Proto-Italic *tonslilā (singular), {{af|itc-pro|*tonslis|*-elā<pos:diminutive>|nocat=1}} *tonslis + *-elā (diminutive), {{af|la|tōlēs<t:tonsillitis, goitre>|-ulus<alt:-ulae>|nocat=1}} tōlēs (“tonsillitis, goitre”) + -ulae Head templates: {{la-noun|tōnsillae<1>}} tōnsillae f pl (genitive tōnsillārum); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|tōnsillae<1>}} Forms: tōnsillae [canonical, feminine, plural], tōnsillārum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], tōnsillae [nominative, plural], tōnsillārum [genitive, plural], tōnsillīs [dative, plural], tōnsillās [accusative, plural], tōnsillīs [ablative, plural], tōnsillae [plural, vocative], tōsillae [alternative]
  1. inflection of tōnsilla:
    genitive/dative singular
    Tags: dative, declension-1, form-of, genitive, singular Form of: tōnsilla
    Sense id: en-tonsillae-la-noun-jsns8ZYM Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 43 43 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 15 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 11 25
  2. inflection of tōnsilla:
    nominative/vocative plural
    Tags: declension-1, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: tōnsilla
    Sense id: en-tonsillae-la-noun-DMmHQ-5L Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin pluralia tantum Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 43 43 15 Disambiguation of Latin pluralia tantum: 27 65 7
  3. (anatomy) the tonsils Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-tonsillae-la-noun-M99SWb-6 Categories (other): Anatomy, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 29 41 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 43 43 15 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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          "ref": "c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 11.175",
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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