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Borrowed from Latin papilla (“a nipple, teat”).

papilla (plural papillae)

  1. (anatomy) A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body.
    1. A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth.
    2. Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles.
    3. Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
  2. (botany) A small fleshy projection on a plant.

nipple-like protuberance

papilla

  1. (anatomy, botany) Alternative form of papilli
Inflection of papilla (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative papilla papillat
genitive papillan papilloidenpapilloittenpapillojen
partitive papillaa papilloitapapilloja
illative papillaan papilloihin
singular plural
nominative papilla papillat
accusative nom. papilla papillat
gen. papillan
genitive papillan papilloidenpapilloittenpapillojenpapillain rare
partitive papillaa papilloitapapilloja
inessive papillassa papilloissa
elative papillasta papilloista
illative papillaan papilloihin
adessive papillalla papilloilla
ablative papillalta papilloilta
allative papillalle papilloille
essive papillana papilloina
translative papillaksi papilloiksi
abessive papillatta papilloitta
instructive — papilloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of papilla (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative papillani papillani accusative nom. papillani papillani gen. papillani genitive papillani papilloidenipapilloittenipapillojenipapillaini rare partitive papillaani papilloitanipapillojani inessive papillassani papilloissani elative papillastani papilloistani illative papillaani papilloihini adessive papillallani papilloillani ablative papillaltani papilloiltani allative papillalleni papilloilleni essive papillanani papilloinani translative papillakseni papilloikseni abessive papillattani papilloittani instructive — — comitative — papilloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative papillasi papillasi accusative nom. papillasi papillasi gen. papillasi genitive papillasi papilloidesipapilloittesipapillojesipapillaisi rare partitive papillaasi papilloitasipapillojasi inessive papillassasi papilloissasi elative papillastasi papilloistasi illative papillaasi papilloihisi adessive papillallasi papilloillasi ablative papillaltasi papilloiltasi allative papillallesi papilloillesi essive papillanasi papilloinasi translative papillaksesi papilloiksesi abessive papillattasi papilloittasi instructive — — comitative — papilloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative papillamme papillamme accusative nom. papillamme papillamme gen. papillamme genitive papillamme papilloidemmepapilloittemmepapillojemmepapillaimme rare partitive papillaamme papilloitammepapillojamme inessive papillassamme papilloissamme elative papillastamme papilloistamme illative papillaamme papilloihimme adessive papillallamme papilloillamme ablative papillaltamme papilloiltamme allative papillallemme papilloillemme essive papillanamme papilloinamme translative papillaksemme papilloiksemme abessive papillattamme papilloittamme instructive — — comitative — papilloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative papillanne papillanne accusative nom. papillanne papillanne gen. papillanne genitive papillanne papilloidennepapilloittennepapillojennepapillainne rare partitive papillaanne papilloitannepapillojanne inessive papillassanne papilloissanne elative papillastanne papilloistanne illative papillaanne papilloihinne adessive papillallanne papilloillanne ablative papillaltanne papilloiltanne allative papillallenne papilloillenne essive papillananne papilloinanne translative papillaksenne papilloiksenne abessive papillattanne papilloittanne instructive — — comitative — papilloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative papillansa papillansa accusative nom. papillansa papillansa gen. papillansa genitive papillansa papilloidensapapilloittensapapillojensapapillainsa rare partitive papillaansa papilloitaanpapillojaanpapilloitansapapillojansa inessive papillassaanpapillassansa papilloissaanpapilloissansa elative papillastaanpapillastansa papilloistaanpapilloistansa illative papillaansa papilloihinsa adessive papillallaanpapillallansa papilloillaanpapilloillansa ablative papillaltaanpapillaltansa papilloiltaanpapilloiltansa allative papillalleenpapillallensa papilloilleenpapilloillensa essive papillanaanpapillanansa papilloinaanpapilloinansa translative papillakseenpapillaksensa papilloikseenpapilloiksensa abessive papillattaanpapillattansa papilloittaanpapilloittansa instructive — — comitative — papilloineenpapilloinensa

papilla

  1. adessive singular of pappi

papilla (plural papillas)

  1. nipple

From Latin papilla.

papilla f (plural papille)

  1. papilla

From papula (“a pustule, pimple”) +‎ -la (diminutive nominal suffix).

papilla f (genitive papillae); first declension

  1. diminutive of papula:
    1. (anatomy) a nipple, teat on the breast of human beings and of animals
    2. (transferred sense)
      1. (poetic) breast, bosom
        * Martialis, Epigrammata 14.134 :
        Fascia, crescentes dominae compesce papillas, Ut sit quod capiat nostra tegatque manus.
        Breast-band! confine the swelling bosom of my mistress, that I may be able to cover and press it with my hand.
      2. (medicine) pustule, pimple
      3. rosebud
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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative papilla papillae
Genitive papillae papillārum
Dative papillae papillīs
Accusative papillam papillās
Ablative papillā papillīs
Vocative papilla papillae

Descendants

papilla f (plural papillas)

  1. Obsolete spelling of papila.

From papa +‎ -illa.

papilla f (plural papillas)

  1. baby food