amylum
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editamylum (uncountable)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editamylum — see starch
Further reading
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.my.lum/, [ˈämʏɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.mi.lum/, [ˈäːmilum]
Noun
editamylum n (genitive amylī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-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
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “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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