parotis

English

Noun

parotis

  1. The parotid gland.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρωτίς (parōtís).

Noun

parōtis f (genitive parōtidis); third declension

  1. A tumour near the ear

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative parōtis parōtidēs
Genitive parōtidis parōtidum
Dative parōtidī parōtidibus
Accusative parōtidem parōtidēs
Ablative parōtide parōtidibus
Vocative parōtis parōtidēs

References
  • “parotis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • parotis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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