papilla

See also:papil·la

English

Etymology

Borrowed fromLatinpapilla(“a nipple, teat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/pəˈpɪl.ə/
• Rhymes:-ɪlə

Noun

papilla(pluralpapillae)

1. (anatomy)Anipple-likeprotuberanceon a part ororganof the body.
   1. Avascularprocessofconnective tissueextending into andnourishingtherootof ahair,feather,or developingtooth.
   2. Any of thevascularprotuberancesof thedermallayer of theskinextending into theepidermallayer and often containingtactilecorpuscles.
   3. Any of the smallprotuberanceson the upper surface of thetongueoften containingtaste buds.
2. (botany)A smallfleshyprojectionon aplant.

Derived terms

• ileal papilla
• urogenital papilla

Related terms

• papillar
• papillary
• papillate
• papillectomy
• papilliferous
• papilliform
• papilloma
• papillomatous

Translations

nipple-like protuberance

• Arabic:حُلَيْمَةf(ḥulayma)
• Bulgarian:пъпка(bg)f(pǎpka)
• Catalan:papil·la(ca)f
• Finnish:papilli(fi),papilla(fi)
• Georgian:დვრილი(dvrili)
• Irish:sineánm
• Italian:papilla(it)f
• Maori:hīnawanawa
• Persian:پاپیل(fa)(pâpil)
• Polish:brodawka(pl)f
• Portuguese:papilaf
• Russian:сосо́чек(ru)m(sosóček),бугоро́к(ru)m(bugorók),борода́вка(ru)f(borodávka)(wart)
• Spanish:papilaf
• Turkish:papil(tr),memecik(tr)

References

• “papilla”,inLexico,Dictionary.com;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.
• “papilla”,inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary,Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster,1996–present.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpɑpilːɑ/,[ˈpɑ̝pilːɑ̝]
• Rhymes:-ɑpilːɑ
• Syllabification^(key):pa‧pil‧la

Etymology 1

Noun

papilla

1. (anatomy,botany)Alternative form ofpapilli

Declension

Inflectionofpapilla(Kotustype 13/katiska,no gradation)
nominative		papilla	papillat
genitive		papillan	papilloiden papilloitten papillojen
partitive		papillaa	papilloita papilloja
illative		papillaan	papilloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		papilla	papillat
accusative	nom.	papilla	papillat
	gen.	papillan
genitive		papillan	papilloiden papilloitten papillojen papillainrare
partitive		papillaa	papilloita papilloja
inessive		papillassa	papilloissa
elative		papillasta	papilloista
illative		papillaan	papilloihin
adessive		papillalla	papilloilla
ablative		papillalta	papilloilta
allative		papillalle	papilloille
essive		papillana	papilloina
translative		papillaksi	papilloiksi
abessive		papillatta	papilloitta
instructive		—	papilloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive formsofpapilla(Kotustype 13/katiska,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative papillani papillani accusative nom. papillani papillani gen. papillani genitive papillani papilloideni papilloitteni papillojeni papillainirare partitive papillaani papilloitani papillojani inessive papillassani papilloissani elative papillastani papilloistani illative papillaani papilloihini adessive papillallani papilloillani ablative papillaltani papilloiltani allative papillalleni papilloilleni essive papillanani papilloinani translative papillakseni papilloikseni abessive papillattani papilloittani instructive — — comitative — papilloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative papillasi papillasi accusative nom. papillasi papillasi gen. papillasi genitive papillasi papilloidesi papilloittesi papillojesi papillaisirare partitive papillaasi papilloitasi papillojasi inessive papillassasi papilloissasi elative papillastasi papilloistasi illative papillaasi papilloihisi adessive papillallasi papilloillasi ablative papillaltasi papilloiltasi allative papillallesi papilloillesi essive papillanasi papilloinasi translative papillaksesi papilloiksesi abessive papillattasi papilloittasi instructive — — comitative — papilloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative papillamme papillamme accusative nom. papillamme papillamme gen. papillamme genitive papillamme papilloidemme papilloittemme papillojemme papillaimmerare partitive papillaamme papilloitamme papillojamme inessive papillassamme papilloissamme elative papillastamme papilloistamme illative papillaamme papilloihimme adessive papillallamme papilloillamme ablative papillaltamme papilloiltamme allative papillallemme papilloillemme essive papillanamme papilloinamme translative papillaksemme papilloiksemme abessive papillattamme papilloittamme instructive — — comitative — papilloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative papillanne papillanne accusative nom. papillanne papillanne gen. papillanne genitive papillanne papilloidenne papilloittenne papillojenne papillainnerare partitive papillaanne papilloitanne papillojanne inessive papillassanne papilloissanne elative papillastanne papilloistanne illative papillaanne papilloihinne adessive papillallanne papilloillanne ablative papillaltanne papilloiltanne allative papillallenne papilloillenne essive papillananne papilloinanne translative papillaksenne papilloiksenne abessive papillattanne papilloittanne instructive — — comitative — papilloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative papillansa papillansa accusative nom. papillansa papillansa gen. papillansa genitive papillansa papilloidensa papilloittensa papillojensa papillainsarare partitive papillaansa papilloitaan papillojaan papilloitansa papillojansa inessive papillassaan papillassansa papilloissaan papilloissansa elative papillastaan papillastansa papilloistaan papilloistansa illative papillaansa papilloihinsa adessive papillallaan papillallansa papilloillaan papilloillansa ablative papillaltaan papillaltansa papilloiltaan papilloiltansa allative papillalleen papillallensa papilloilleen papilloillensa essive papillanaan papillanansa papilloinaan papilloinansa translative papillakseen papillaksensa papilloikseen papilloiksensa abessive papillattaan papillattansa papilloittaan papilloittansa instructive — — comitative — papilloineen papilloinensa

Further reading

• “papilla”,inKielitoimiston sanakirja[Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1](in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus(Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–,retrieved2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Noun

papilla

1. adessivesingularofpappi

Interlingua

Noun

papilla(pluralpapillas)

1. nipple

Italian

Etymology

FromLatinpapilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/paˈpil.la/
• Rhymes:-illa
• Hyphenation:pa‧pìl‧la

Noun

papillaf(pluralpapille)

1. papilla

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• allappi

Latin

Etymology

Frompapula(“a pustule, pimple”)+‎-la(diminutive nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/paˈpil.la/,[päˈpɪlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/paˈpil.la/,[päˈpilːä]

Noun

papillaf(genitivepapillae);first declension

1. diminutiveofpapula:
   1. (anatomy)anipple,teaton thebreastofhuman beingsand ofanimals
   2. (transferred sense)
      1. (poetic)breast,bosom
         • Martialis,Epigrammata 14.134:

           Fascia, crescentes dominae compescepapillas,Ut sit quod capiat nostra tegatque manus.

           Breast-band! confine the swellingbosomof my mistress, that I may be able to cover and press it with my hand.

      2. (medicine)pustule,pimple
      3. rosebud

Inflection

First-declensionnoun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	papilla	papillae
Genitive	papillae	papillārum
Dative	papillae	papillīs
Accusative	papillam	papillās
Ablative	papillā	papillīs
Vocative	papilla	papillae

Derived terms

• papillāris(adjective)
• papillātus(adjective)

Descendants

Descendants

• →Catalan:papil·la
• →English:papilla
• →Finnish:papilli
• →French:papille
• →Italian:papilla
• →Portuguese:papila
• →Serbo-Croatian:папѝла(papìla)
• →Sicilian:papiḍḍa

• →Spanish:papila

References

• “papilla”,inCharlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879)A Latin Dictionary,Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “papilla”,inCharlton T. Lewis (1891)An Elementary Latin Dictionary,New York: Harper & Brothers
• papillainGaffiot, Félix (1934)Dictionnaire illustré latin-français,Hachette.

Portuguese

Noun

papillaf(pluralpapillas)

1. Obsoletespelling ofpapila.

Spanish

Etymology

Frompapa+‎-illa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/paˈpiʝa/[paˈpi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key):(most of Spain and Latin America)/paˈpiʝa/[paˈpi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key):(rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines)/paˈpiʎa/[paˈpi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key):(Buenos Aires and environs)/paˈpiʃa/[paˈpi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key):(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)/paˈpiʒa/[paˈpi.ʒa]

• Rhymes:-iʝa

• Rhymes:-iʝa
• Rhymes:-iʎa
• Rhymes:-iʃa
• Rhymes:-iʒa

• Syllabification:pa‧pi‧lla

Noun

papillaf(pluralpapillas)

1. baby food

Derived terms

• dar papilla
• echar la papilla
• hacer papilla
• hecho papilla

Further reading

• “papilla”,inDiccionario de la lengua española,Vigésima tercera edición,Real Academia Española,2014