tosillae
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /toːˈsil.lae̯/, [t̪oːˈs̠ɪlːʲäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /toˈsil.le/, [t̪oˈs̬ilːe]
Noun
tōsillae f pl (genitive tōsillārum); first declension
- inflection of tōsilla:
- genitive/dative singular
- nominative/vocative plural
- Contraction of tōnsillae.
- 45 BCE, Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2.135:
- Is utraque ex parte tosillas attingens palato extremo atque intimo terminatur
- It [The gullet] is adjacent to the tonsils on either side of it, and reaches as far as the back or innermost part of the palate
- Is utraque ex parte tosillas attingens palato extremo atque intimo terminatur
Inflection
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | tōsillae |
| Genitive | tōsillārum |
| Dative | tōsillīs |
| Accusative | tōsillās |
| Ablative | tōsillīs |
| Vocative | tōsillae |
References
- “tosillae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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