mandorla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond and amygdala.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mænˈdɔː(ɹ)lə/

Noun

mandorla (plural mandorlas)

  1. A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.
    • 2005, Andreas Andreopoulos, Metamorphosis: The Transfiguration in Byzantine Theology and Iconography:
      In addition, the mandorla may be considered on a more primal level as an archetypically ritual shape that transcends conscious and intentional symbolism, thus falling under the category of the mandala.

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Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmandorla]

Noun

mandorla f

  1. mandorla

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Galician

A mandorla illustrates the Historia Turpini of the Codex Calixtinus

Etymology

From Italian mandorla. Doublet of améndoa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈdɔɾla̝/

Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

References

  • mandorla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Further reading

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈman.dor.la/
  • Rhymes: -andorla
  • Hyphenation: màn‧dor‧la
  • (file)

Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorle)

  1. almond (fruit/nut)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: mandorla
  • Galician: mandorla
  • Polish: mandorla
  • Serbo-Croatian: mandula

Further reading

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian mandorla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈdɔr.la/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrla
  • Syllabification: man‧dor‧la

Noun

mandorla f

  1. (art) mandorla

Declension

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/ [mɐ̃ˈdɔɦ.lɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈdɔɾ.lɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈdɔʁ.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mɐ̃ˈdɔɻ.la/

  • Hyphenation: man‧dor‧la

Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈdoɾla/ [mãn̪ˈd̪oɾ.la]
  • Rhymes: -oɾla
  • Syllabification: man‧dor‧la

Noun

mandorla f (plural mandorlas)

  1. mandorla

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

mandorla c

  1. mandorla

Declension

Declension of mandorla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative mandorla mandorlan mandorlor mandorlorna
Genitive mandorlas mandorlans mandorlors mandorlornas

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