armilla

See also: armil·la

English

Pair of Roman armillae in the shape of snakes, 1st century CE

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin armilla. Doublet of armill.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlə

Noun

armilla (plural armillas or armillae)

1. (Ancient Rome) An armband awarded as a military decoration in Ancient Rome.
2. (zoology) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
3. (astronomy) Alternative form of armill

Anagrams

• Mallari, Marilla

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish almilla, diminutive of alma (“soul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈmi.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aɾˈmi.ʎa]

Noun

armilla f (plural armilles)

1. waistcoat, vest

   armilla antibales ― bulletproof vest

   armilla salvavides ― life jacket

Further reading

• “armilla” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “armilla”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “armilla” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish

Noun

armilla

1. adessive singular of armi

Anagrams

• Marilla

Italian

Etymology

From Latin armilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈmil.la/
• Rhymes: -illa
• Hyphenation: ar‧mìl‧la

Noun

armilla f (plural armille)

1. (Ancient Rome) armilla (armband awarded as a military decoration in Ancient Rome)
2. (astronomy) armil

   Synonym: sfera armillare

3. (architecture, heraldry) annulet
4. (obsolete) dog collar

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• allarmi

Latin

Etymology

From Latin armus or arma.

Noun

armilla f (genitive armillae); first declension

1. bracelet, armlet
2. metal hoop, ring or ferrule

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	armilla	armillae
Genitive	armillae	armillārum
Dative	armillae	armillīs
Accusative	armillam	armillās
Ablative	armillā	armillīs
Vocative	armilla	armillae

Derived terms

• armillātus

Descendants

• Catalan: armil·la
• English: armilla, armill
• Portuguese: armela, armila
• Spanish: armella, armilla, armila

References

• “armilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “armilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• armilla in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• armilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “armilla”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “armilla”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Etymology

From arma +‎ -illa or from Latin armilla.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈmiʝa/ [aɾˈmi.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾˈmiʝa/ [aɾˈmi.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aɾˈmiʎa/ [aɾˈmi.ʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾˈmiʃa/ [aɾˈmi.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾˈmiʒa/ [aɾˈmi.ʒa]

 

• Rhymes: -iʝa

• (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝa
• (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎa
• (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃa
• (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒa

• Syllabification: ar‧mi‧lla

Noun

armilla f (plural armillas)

1. Diminutive of arma
2. (astronomy) armill, armillary sphere (ancient astronomical instrument)

   Synonym: esfera armilar

3. (obsolete) bracelet

   Synonym: brazalete

Further reading

• “armilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014