tosillae

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tōsillae f pl (genitive tōsillārum); first declension

  1. inflection of tōsilla:
    1. genitive/dative singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural
  2. Contraction of tōnsillae.
    • 45 BCE, Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2.135:
      Is utraque ex parte tosillas attingens palato extremo atque intimo terminatur
      It [The gullet] is adjacent to the tonsils on either side of it, and reaches as far as the back or innermost part of the palate

Inflection

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First-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative tōsillae
Genitive tōsillārum
Dative tōsillīs
Accusative tōsillās
Ablative tōsillīs
Vocative tōsillae

References

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  • tosillae”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers