amylum
English
Etymology
From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæmɪləm/
Noun
amylum (usually uncountable, plural amylums)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
amylum — see starch
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
From Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) + μύλη (múlē, “mill”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.my.ɫũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.mi.lum]
Noun
amylum n (genitive amylī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amylum | amyla |
| genitive | amylī | amylōrum |
| dative | amylō | amylīs |
| accusative | amylum | amyla |
| ablative | amylō | amylīs |
| vocative | amylum | amyla |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “amylum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “amylum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.