amylum

English

Etymology

From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) +‎ μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Noun

amylum (uncountable)

  1. starch

Derived terms

Translations
amylum — see starch

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) +‎ μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Pronunciation

Noun

amylum n (genitive amylī); second declension

  1. starch
  2. gruel
  3. fine meal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative amylum amyla
Genitive amylī amylōrum
Dative amylō amylīs
Accusative amylum amyla
Ablative amylō amylīs
Vocative amylum amyla

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: amyl
  • Irish: aimil
  • → Polish: amyl (learned)

References
  • “amylum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • amylum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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