amylum

English

Etymology

From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, privative) +‎ μύλη (múlē, mill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæmɪləm/

Noun

amylum (uncountable)

  1. starch

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, privative) +‎ μύλη (múlē, mill).

Pronunciation

Noun

amylum n (genitive amylī); second declension

  1. starch
  2. gruel
  3. fine meal

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

  • English: amyl
  • Irish: aimil
  • Polish: amyl (learned)

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.