amylum

English

Etymology

From Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) +‎ μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Noun

amylum (uncountable)

1. starch

Derived terms

• paramylum

 

Related terms

• amyl
• amyl- (amylo-)

Translations

amylum — see starch

Further reading

• Starch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμυλον (ámulon), from ἀ- (a-, “privative”) +‎ μύλη (múlē, “mill”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.my.lum/, [ˈämʏɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.mi.lum/, [ˈäːmilum]

Noun

amylum n (genitive amylī); second declension

1. starch
2. gruel
3. fine meal

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	amylum	amyla
Genitive	amylī	amylōrum
Dative	amylō	amylīs
Accusative	amylum	amyla
Ablative	amylō	amylīs
Vocative	amylum	amyla

Derived terms

• amylō

Descendants

• English: amyl
• Irish: aimil
• → Polish: amyl (learned)

References

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