LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

mandibula

mandibula f (genitive mandibulae)
Classical[manˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[manˈdiː.bu.la]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinfemininea jaw

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemandibulamandibulae
genitivemandibulaemandibulārum
dativemandibulaemandibulīs
accusativemandibulammandibulās
ablativemandibulāmandibulīs
vocativemandibulamandibulae

mandĭbŭla, ae, f., or mandĭbŭ-lum, i, n. 2. mando,
I. a jaw (post-class.), Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 6, 69: cibaria confecta mandibulis, id. S. 7, 4, 14; Isid. 11, 1, 45.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder. Latin -bula Latin mandibula From mandō (“to chew, masticate”) + -bula (instrument noun suffix).

Elsewhere
  • Catalanmandíbula
  • Englishmandibula
  • Frenchmandibule
  • Italianmandibola
  • Portuguesemandíbula
  • Romanianmandibulă
  • Spanishmandíbula
  • Galicianmandíbula
Middle English
  • Englishmandible

In English words that came into English from mandibula

  • mandiblemandibula
  • mandibularmandibula
  • mandibulatemandibula
  • mandibularymandibula

Quick answers

What does mandibula mean in Latin?
mandibula, a noun, means “a jaw”.
What is the genitive of mandibula?
The genitive singular is mandibulae. mandibula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce mandibula?
In classical Latin, [manˈdɪ.bʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [manˈdiː.bu.la].
Which English words come from mandibula?
English words that go back to Latin mandibula include mandible, mandibular, mandibulate and mandibulary.