noun · femininefirst declension
āxilla
āxilla f (genitive āxillae)
Classical[aːkˈsɪl.la]Ecclesiastical[akˈsil.la]
Meaning
- little wing
- axilla, armpit
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Armus · Humerus · Ala · Axilla
Armus (ramus?) is the highest part of the upper arm in men; the fore-leg in beasts; the shoulder-blade, as part of the whole body, distinguished from scapula, as part of the skeleton, like ὦμος; humerus, the flat surface, which in the human body is over the upper arm, the shoulder, like ἐπωμίς; ala and axilla, the cavity which is under the upper arm, the arm-pit, like μασχάλη. Ovid, Met. xii. 396. Ex humeris medios coma dependebat in armos. And x. 599. xiv. 304. Plin. H. N. xi. 43. (iv. 27.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | āxilla | āxillae |
| genitive | āxillae | āxillārum |
| dative | āxillae | āxillīs |
| accusative | āxillam | āxillās |
| ablative | āxillā | āxillīs |
| vocative | āxilla | āxillae |
axilla, ae, v. ala.
Origins
Diminutive form of āla (“wing”) (from its earlier form *axla). Compare with similarly formed māla - māxilla.
Descendants
- Catalanaixella
- Catalanaxil·la
- Frenchaisselle
- Italianascella
- Occitanaissèla
- Occitaneishèra
- Portugueseaxila
- Romanianaxilă
- Spanishaxila
- Englishaxilla