# tonsilla
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see French tonsille), ultimately from Latin tōnsillae.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtonsilːɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞ns̠ilːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -onsilːɑ
* Hyphenation: ton‧sil‧la

### Noun

tonsilla
* (anatomy) tonsil

#### Declension

Possessive forms of tonsilla (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tonsillani
tonsillani
accusative
nom.
tonsillani
tonsillani
gen.
tonsillani
genitive
tonsillani
tonsilloideni tonsilloitteni tonsillojeni tonsillaini $^{rare}$
partitive
tonsillaani
tonsilloitani tonsillojani
inessive
tonsillassani
tonsilloissani
elative
tonsillastani
tonsilloistani
illative
tonsillaani
tonsilloihini
adessive
tonsillallani
tonsilloillani
ablative
tonsillaltani
tonsilloiltani
allative
tonsillalleni
tonsilloilleni
essive
tonsillanani
tonsilloinani
translative
tonsillakseni
tonsilloikseni
abessive
tonsillattani
tonsilloittani
instructive
comitative
—tonsilloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tonsillasi
tonsillasi
accusative
nom.
tonsillasi
tonsillasi
gen.
tonsillasi
genitive
tonsillasi
tonsilloidesi tonsilloittesi tonsillojesi tonsillaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
tonsillaasi
tonsilloitasi tonsillojasi
inessive
tonsillassasi
tonsilloissasi
elative
tonsillastasi
tonsilloistasi
illative
tonsillaasi
tonsilloihisi
adessive
tonsillallasi
tonsilloillasi
ablative
tonsillaltasi
tonsilloiltasi
allative
tonsillallesi
tonsilloillesi
essive
tonsillanasi
tonsilloinasi
translative
tonsillaksesi
tonsilloiksesi
abessive
tonsillattasi
tonsilloittasi
instructive
comitative
—tonsilloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tonsillamme
tonsillamme
accusative
nom.
tonsillamme
tonsillamme
gen.
tonsillamme
genitive
tonsillamme
tonsilloidemme tonsilloittemme tonsillojemme tonsillaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
tonsillaamme
tonsilloitamme tonsillojamme
inessive
tonsillassamme
tonsilloissamme
elative
tonsillastamme
tonsilloistamme
illative
tonsillaamme
tonsilloihimme
adessive
tonsillallamme
tonsilloillamme
ablative
tonsillaltamme
tonsilloiltamme
allative
tonsillallemme
tonsilloillemme
essive
tonsillanamme
tonsilloinamme
translative
tonsillaksemme
tonsilloiksemme
abessive
tonsillattamme
tonsilloittamme
instructive
comitative
—tonsilloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tonsillanne
tonsillanne
accusative
nom.
tonsillanne
tonsillanne
gen.
tonsillanne
genitive
tonsillanne
tonsilloidenne tonsilloittenne tonsillojenne tonsillainne $^{rare}$
partitive
tonsillaanne
tonsilloitanne tonsillojanne
inessive
tonsillassanne
tonsilloissanne
elative
tonsillastanne
tonsilloistanne
illative
tonsillaanne
tonsilloihinne
adessive
tonsillallanne
tonsilloillanne
ablative
tonsillaltanne
tonsilloiltanne
allative
tonsillallenne
tonsilloillenne
essive
tonsillananne
tonsilloinanne
translative
tonsillaksenne
tonsilloiksenne
abessive
tonsillattanne
tonsilloittanne
instructive
comitative
—tonsilloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tonsillansa
tonsillansa
accusative
nom.
tonsillansa
tonsillansa
gen.
tonsillansa
genitive
tonsillansa
tonsilloidensa tonsilloittensa tonsillojensa tonsillainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
tonsillaansa
tonsilloitaan tonsillojaan tonsilloitansa tonsillojansa
inessive
tonsillassaan tonsillassansa
tonsilloissaan tonsilloissansa
elative
tonsillastaan tonsillastansa
tonsilloistaan tonsilloistansa
illative
tonsillaansa
tonsilloihinsa
adessive
tonsillallaan tonsillallansa
tonsilloillaan tonsilloillansa
ablative
tonsillaltaan tonsillaltansa
tonsilloiltaan tonsilloiltansa
allative
tonsillalleen tonsillallensa
tonsilloilleen tonsilloillensa
essive
tonsillanaan tonsillanansa
tonsilloinaan tonsilloinansa
translative
tonsillakseen tonsillaksensa
tonsilloikseen tonsilloiksensa
abessive
tonsillattaan tonsillattansa
tonsilloittaan tonsilloittansa
instructive
comitative
—tonsilloineen tonsilloinensa :

#### Synonyms

* risa

### Further reading

* “tonsilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* nollasti

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin tōnsillae.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tonˈsil.la/
* Rhymes: -illa
* Hyphenation: ton‧sìl‧la

### Noun

tonsilla f (plural tonsille)
* (anatomy) tonsil

#### Derived terms

* tonsillare
* tonsillectomia
* tonsillite
* tonsillotono

### Further reading

* tonsilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* installo, installò, stallino, stalloni, stillano

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* tōsilla

### Etymology

From Proto-Italic *tonslis, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, extend”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /tonˈsil.la/, [t̪õːˈs̠ɪlːʲä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /tonˈsil.la/, [t̪onˈsilːä]

### Noun

tōnsilla f (genitive tōnsillae); first declension
* a sharp-pointed pole which was stuck in the ground to fasten vessels to the shore
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#### Inflection

First-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* tōnsillae (plural)

#### Descendants

* → Translingual: Tonsilla

### References

* “tonsilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press