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mamilla

mamilla

English

Alternative forms

Noun

mamilla (plural mamillae)

  1. (anatomy) The small projection of a mammary gland, a nipple.
  2. A nipple-shaped protuberance.

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /maˈmil.la/, [maˈmɪl.la]

Noun

mamilla f (genitive mamillae); first declension

  1. breast
  2. nipple, teat

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative mamilla mamillae
genitive mamillae mamillārum
dative mamillae mamillīs
accusative mamillam mamillās
ablative mamillā mamillīs
vocative mamilla mamillae

References


Romansch

Etymology

From Latin mamilla.

Noun

mamilla f (plural mamillas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, anatomy) nipple

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