ascaill
Irish (Donegal)
/ˈasˠkəl̠ʲ/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) armpit
- recess
- in street names avenue, boulevard
- (botany) axil, axilla
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Irish ascall derived from Latin ascella (wing), axilla (armpit, shoulder joint, side).
Origin
Latin
axilla
Gloss
armpit, shoulder joint, side
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
脇
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- axilla English
- *ascetula Latin
- *axella Latin
- ascella Latin
- axilla Latin
- axillaris Latin
- ascella Italian
- axila Spanish, Castilian
- axila Portuguese
- axil·la Catalan, Valencian
- axila Galician
- asgell Welsh
- asgellog Welsh
- ahsla Old High German
- ascall Middle Irish
- scidda Sicilian
- scul Dalmatian
- skul Dalmatian