different between maxilla vs lacinia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maxilla (“jawbone, jaw”), a diminutive of m?la (“cheekbone, jaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæk?s?l.?/
• Rhymes: -?l?

Noun

maxilla (plural maxillae or (obsolete) maxillæ or maxillas)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Synonym of jaw.

   Synonym: jawbone

   1. An upper jaw especially of humans and other mammals in which the bony elements are closely fused.

      Synonym: maxillary bone

   2. (anatomy) Either of the two bones that lie with one on each side of the upper jaw lateral to the premaxilla and that in higher vertebrates bear most of the teeth.
2. (zootomy) One of the first or second pair of mouthparts posterior to the mandibles in many arthropods that are used for tasting and manipulating food.

   Synonym: (in arachnids) endite

Derived terms

Translations

References

• “maxilla”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “maxilla”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Etymology

From m?la (“cheekbone, jaw”) +? -illa (diminutive nominal suffix). Confer with similarly formed ?la–axilla.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ma?k?sil.la/, [mä?k?s??l??ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mak?sil.la/, [m?k?sil??]

Noun

m?xilla f (genitive m?xillae); first declension

1. Diminutive of m?la:
   1. (anatomy) jaw, jawbone, bone of the upper jaw
   2. (anatomy) lower part of the face, jaws

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• maxill?ris (adjective)

Descendants

References

• maxilla in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• maxilla in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• maxilla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• maxilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Noun

maxilla f (plural maxillas)

1. Obsolete spelling of maxila

English

Etymology

Latin, the lappet or flap of a garment.

Noun

lacinia (plural laciniae)

1. (botany) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.
2. (botany) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.
3. (zoology) The posterior inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects.

Derived terms

• lacinial

Anagrams

• Acilian

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lacinia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?t??i.nja/

Noun

lacinia f (plural lacinie)

1. lacinia
2. (plural only) wattles (of a goat)
3. (entomology) internal region of the jaw in insects with chewing mouthparts

Further reading

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

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“to tear, rend”). Cognates include Latin lacer (“torn, mangled”), lanius (“butcher”) and Ancient Greek ?????? (lakíz?, “to tear to pieces”).

Noun

lacinia f (genitive laciniae); first declension

1. An edge or flap of a garment
2. dewlap
3. A small piece of something (especially land)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

• Italian: lacinia
• ? English: lacinia
• Portuguese: lacínia

References

• lacinia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lacinia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lacinia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• lacinia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lacinia in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• lacinia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• lacinia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin