amígdala

See also: amigdala and amigdală

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin amygdala. Doublet of ametlla and màndorla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmiɡ.də.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈmiɡ.da.la]
• Rhymes: -iɡdala
• Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la

Noun

amígdala f (plural amígdales)

1. amygdala

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of améndoa and mandorla.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡdala/ [aˈmiɣ̞.ð̞a.lɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /aˈmiɡdala/ [aˈmiɣ̞.ð̞a.lɐ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /aˈmiħdala/ [aˈmiħ.ð̞a.lɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -iɡdala

• Rhymes: -iɡdala
• Rhymes: -iħdala

• Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la

Noun

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)
2. (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)

Further reading

• “amígdala”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• amídala (Brazil)
• amygdala (pre-reform spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amygdala. Doublet of amêndoa and mandorla.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.da.lɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.da.lɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈmi.da.la/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmi.ɡdɐ.lɐ/ [ɐˈmi.ɣðɐ.lɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -iɡdɐlɐ, (Brazil) -idalɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧míg‧da‧la

Noun

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

1. (anatomy, immunology) tonsil (small lymphatic mass on each side of the throat)

   Synonym: tonsila

2. (neuroanatomy) amygdala (region of the brain)

   Synonyms: amígdala cerebelosa, amígdala cerebelar

3. (geology) amygdale; amygdule (almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava)

Further reading

• “amígdala” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin amygdala, amygdalum, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”), due to its shape. Doublet of almendra and mandorla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmiɡdala/ [aˈmiɣ̞.ð̞a.la]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iɡdala
• Syllabification: a‧míg‧da‧la

Noun

amígdala f (plural amígdalas)

1. amygdala
2. tonsil

Derived terms

• amígdala palatina
• amigdalectomía
• amigdalitis

Related terms

• amigdalina

Further reading

• “amígdala”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10