See also: armil·la

English

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Pair of Roman armillae in the shape of snakes, 1st century CE

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Borrowed from Latin armilla. Doublet of armill.

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armilla (plural armillas or armillae)

  1. (Ancient Rome) An armband awarded as a military decoration in Ancient Rome.
  2. (zoology) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
  3. (astronomy) Alternative form of armill

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish almilla, diminutive of alma (soul).

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armilla f (plural armilles)

  1. waistcoat, vest
    armilla antibalesbulletproof vest
    armilla salvavideslife jacket

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Finnish

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armilla

  1. adessive singular of armi

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin armilla.

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  • IPA(key): /arˈmil.la/
  • Rhymes: -illa
  • Hyphenation: ar‧mìl‧la

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armilla f (plural armille)

  1. (Ancient Rome) armilla (armband awarded as a military decoration in Ancient Rome)
  2. (astronomy) armil
    Synonym: sfera armillare
  3. (architecture, heraldry) annulet
  4. (obsolete) dog collar

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  • armilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Latin armus or arma.

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armilla f (genitive armillae); first declension

  1. bracelet, armlet
  2. metal hoop, ring or ferrule

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative armilla armillae
genitive armillae armillārum
dative armillae armillīs
accusative armillam armillās
ablative armillā armillīs
vocative armilla armillae

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References

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  • armilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • armilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • armilla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • armilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • armilla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • armilla”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

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Etymology

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From arma +‎ -illa or from Latin armilla.

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾˈmiʝa/ [aɾˈmi.ʝa]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aɾˈmiʎa/ [aɾˈmi.ʎa]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾˈmiʃa/ [aɾˈmi.ʃa]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈmiʒa/ [aɾˈmi.ʒa]

 

  • Syllabification: ar‧mi‧lla

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armilla f (plural armillas)

  1. diminutive of arma
  2. (astronomy) armill, armillary sphere (ancient astronomical instrument)
    Synonym: esfera armilar
  3. (obsolete) bracelet
    Synonym: brazalete

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