ancyla

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγκύλη (ankúlē). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaŋ.ky.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈan̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.la] === Noun === ancyla f (genitive ancylae); first declension (anatomy) The back of the knee, the ham ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. === References === “ancyla”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.