ascella

See also: Ascella

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin ascella or Vulgar Latin *axella, from Latin axilla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʃˈʃɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: a‧scèl‧la

Noun

ascella f (plural ascelle)

  1. (anatomy) armpit, axilla
  2. (botany) axil, axilla

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

For *axicella, from axilla.

Pronunciation

Noun

ascella f (genitive ascellae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. wing
  2. pinion
  3. armpit, axilla

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative ascella ascellae
genitive ascellae ascellārum
dative ascellae ascellīs
accusative ascellam ascellās
ablative ascellā ascellīs
vocative ascella ascellae

Descendants

References

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Late Latin ascella, from Latin āxilla (winglet, armpit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʃʃel.lə/

Noun

ascella f (plural ascelle)

  1. wing