axilla

See also: axil·la

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin axilla (“side, armpit”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ækˈsɪlə/

Noun

axilla (plural axillae)

  1. The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
  2. (botany, uncommon) Alternative form of axil

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive form of āla (“wing”) (from its earlier form axla). Confer with similarly formed māla - maxilla.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /akˈsil.la/, [akˈsɪl.la]

Noun

axilla f (genitive axillae); first declension

  1. little wing
  2. axilla, armpit

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative axilla axillae
Genitive axillae axillārum
Dative axillae axillīs
Accusative axillam axillās
Ablative axillā axillīs
Vocative axilla axillae

Descendants
  • Occitan: aissèla, eishèra
  • Portuguese: axila
  • Romanian: axilă
  • Sicilian: ascidda, scidda
  • Spanish: axila
  • Turkish: aksilla
  • Venetian: asela

References
  • axilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • axilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • axilla in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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