English

Noun

papilla ‎(plural papillae)

1. (anatomy) A nipple-like anatomical structure.

Translations

Related terms

• papillar
• papillary
• papillate
• papillectomy
• papilliferous
• papilloma
• papillomatous

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ilːɑ

Etymology 1

Noun

papilla

1. Adessive singular form of pappi.

Etymology 2

Noun

papilla

1. (anatomy, botany) Alternative form of papilli

Declension

Interlingua

Noun

papilla ‎(plural papillas)

1. nipple

Italian

Noun

papilla f ‎(plural papille)

1. papilla

Latin

Etymology

From papula ‎(“pustule, pimple”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /paˈpil.la/, [paˈpɪl.la]

Noun

papilla f ‎(genitive papillae); first declension

1. (anatomy) nipple, teat, breast, papilla

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• English: papilla
• French: papille
• Italian: papilla
• Spanish: papila

References

• papilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• papilla in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “papilla”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

papilla f (plural papillas)

1. Obsolete spelling of papila

Spanish

Noun

papilla f ‎(plural papillas)

1. baby food

Derived terms

• dar papilla
• echar la papilla
• hacer papilla
• hecho papilla