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glandulae.

glands of the throat; tonsils

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡɫan.dʊ.ɫae̯]Classical-Latin[ˈɡlan.du.le]

  1. glands of the throat; tonsils

    declension-1 · feminine · plural

  2. swollen glands in the neck, enlarged tonsils

    declension-1 · feminine · plural
Where this word comes from

Plural of glandula (“a little acorn”).

noun[ˈɡɫan.dʊ.ɫae̯]Classical-Latin[ˈɡlan.du.le]

  1. inflection of glandula: genitive/dative singular

    dative · feminine · form-of · genitive · singular

  2. inflection of glandula: nominative/vocative plural

    feminine · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
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