noun · femininefirst declension
tōnsilla
tōnsilla f (genitive tōnsillae)
Classical[tõːˈsɪl.la]Ecclesiastical[tonˈsil.la]
Meaning
- a sharp-pointed pole which was stuck in the ground to fasten vessels to the shore
Accessi A-eam, et tosillam pegi laeto† in litore
220 BCE – c. 130 BCE, Marcus Pacuvius, Tragoediae 231 (Sextus Pompeius Festus (2nd century CE), Karl Otfried Müller, editor, De Significatione Verborum (in Latin), published 1839, page 356, lines 31-32; epitomized by Paul the Deacon, 8th c.)Tacite tonsillas litore in lecto edite.
170 BCE – c. 86 BCE, Accius, Phinidae 579 (Sextus Pompeius Festus (2nd century CE), Karl Otfried Müller, editor, De Significatione Verborum (in Latin), published 1839, page 356, lines 33-34; epitomized by Paul the Deacon, 8th c.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tōnsilla | tōnsillae |
| genitive | tōnsillae | tōnsillārum |
| dative | tōnsillae | tōnsillīs |
| accusative | tōnsillam | tōnsillās |
| ablative | tōnsillā | tōnsillīs |
| vocative | tōnsilla | tōnsillae |
tonsilla (tosilla), ae, f.
I. A sharppointed pole which was stuck in the ground to fasten vessels to the shore, Pac. and Att. ap. Fest. p. 356 Müll. (Pac. Trag. Fragm. v. 218; Att. Trag. Fragm. v. 517 Rib.). —
II. In plur.: tonsillae, ārum, f., the tonsils in the throat, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 135; Cels. 6, 10; 7, 12, 2; Plin. 11, 37, 66, § 175.
Origins
From tōnsa (“an oar”) + -illa, or akin to tōnsillae.
Descendants
- TranslingualTonsilla