LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

amygdala

amygdala f (genitive amygdalae)
Classical[aˈmyɡ.da.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[aˈmiɡ.da.la]

Meaning

  1. femininealmond tree
  2. femininealmond
  3. Medieval Latinfemininetonsil

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamygdalaamygdalae
amigdalae
genitiveamygdalae
amigdalae		amygdalārum
amigdalārum
dativeamygdalae
amigdalae		amygdalīs
amigdalīs
accusativeamygdalam
amigdalam		amygdalās
amigdalās
ablativeamygdalāamygdalīs
amigdalīs
vocativeamygdalaamygdalae
amigdalae

ămygdăla, ae, f., = ἀμυγδάλη.
I. An almond, Cato, R. R. 8, 2; Col. 6, 10, 12; Plin. 12, 9, 19, § 36.—
II. = ἀμυγδαλῆ, an almond-tree, Col. 5, 10 fin.; Plin. 16, 26, 42, § 103.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”). Etymology 1 sense 3 is likely a semantic loan from Arabic لَوْز (lawz).

Descendants
  • Catalanametllafrom Vulgar Latin *amandula
  • Occitanamètlafrom Vulgar Latin *amandula
  • Englishalmondfrom Vulgar Latin *amandula
  • Frenchamandefrom Vulgar Latin *amandula
  • Portugueseamêndoafrom Vulgar Latin *amandula
  • Spanishalmendrafrom Vulgar Latin *amandula
  • Romanianmigdalfrom Old Church Slavonic мигдалъ
  • GermanMandelfrom Proto-West Germanic *mandalā
  • Aragonesealmendrafrom Vulgar Latin *amandula
  • Aragonesealmendolafrom Vulgar Latin *amandula

In English words that came into English from amygdala

  • almond*amendla
  • amygdalaamygdala
  • amygduleamygdala
  • amygdalateamygdala
  • amygdaliferousamygdala
  • amygdaleamygdala
  • amygdaloseamygdala
  • amygdalitisamygdala
  • amygdalaceousamygdala

Quick answers

What does amygdala mean in Latin?
amygdala, a noun, means “almond tree; almond; tonsil”.
What is the genitive of amygdala?
The genitive singular is amygdalae. amygdala is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce amygdala?
In classical Latin, [aˈmyɡ.da.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈmiɡ.da.la].
Which English words come from amygdala?
English words that go back to Latin amygdala include amygdala, amygdule, amygdalate, amygdaliferous, amygdale and amygdalose.