LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

amygdalum

amygdalum n (genitive amygdalī)
Classical[aˈmyɡ.da.ɫũː]Ecclesiastical[aˈmiɡ.da.lum]

Meaning

  1. neuteran almond (kernel)
  2. neuteran almond tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamygdalumamygdala
amigdala
genitiveamygdalī
amigdalī		amygdalōrum
amigdalōrum
dativeamygdalō
amigdalō		amygdalīs
amigdalīs
accusativeamygdalumamygdala
amigdala
ablativeamygdalō
amigdalō		amygdalīs
amigdalīs
vocativeamygdalumamygdala
amigdala

ămygdălum, i, n., = ἀμύγδαλον, i. q. amygdala.
I. An almond, an almondkernel, Ov. A. A. 3, 183; Pall. 2, 15 fin.—
II. An almond-tree, Col. Arb. 25.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμύγδαλον (amúgdalon, “almond, almond shaped”).

Descendants
  • Catalanametlla
  • Frenchamygdalefrom Old French almande
  • Frenchamandefrom Old French almande
  • Englishamygdalafrom Old French almande
  • Englishalmondfrom Old French almande
  • GermanAmygdala
  • GermanMandel
  • Italianamigdala
  • Italianmandorla
  • Occitanamètla

Quick answers

What does amygdalum mean in Latin?
amygdalum, a noun, means “an almond (kernel); an almond tree”.
What is the genitive of amygdalum?
The genitive singular is amygdalī. amygdalum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce amygdalum?
In classical Latin, [aˈmyɡ.da.ɫũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈmiɡ.da.lum].