amygdala
See also: Amygdala
English
WOTD – 16 July 2010
Etymology
Because of its shape, from Latin amygdala (“almond”), from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”). Doublet of almond and mandorla.
Noun
Holonyms
- (region of the brain): brain, limbic system
Derived terms
- amygdalar
- amygdalase
- amygdalic
- amygdalocortical
- extended amygdala
- intraamygdala
Related terms
Translations
region of the brain
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Czech
Latin
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈmyɡ.da.la/, [äˈmʏɡd̪äɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmiɡ.da.la/, [äˈmiɡd̪älä]
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”). The sense "tonsil" is likely a calque of Arabic لَوْز (lawz).
Noun
amygdala f (genitive amygdalae); first declension
- almond tree
- almond
- Synonym: amygdalum
- (Medieval Latin) tonsil
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | amygdala | amygdalae |
Genitive | amygdalae | amygdalārum |
Dative | amygdalae | amygdalīs |
Accusative | amygdalam | amygdalās |
Ablative | amygdalā | amygdalīs |
Vocative | amygdala | amygdalae |
References
- “amygdala”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amygdala in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- amygdala in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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