aboral
English edit
Etymology edit
ab- (“away from”) + oral (“the mouth”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈɔːɹ.l̩/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈɔɹ.l̩/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl
Adjective edit
aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)
- (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
Related terms edit
Translations edit
situated away from the mouth
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References edit
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aboral”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
aboral (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular aboraler, not comparable)
Declension edit
Positive forms of aboral (uncomparable, no predicate)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | — | — | — | — | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | aboraler | aborale | aborales | aborale |
genitive | aboralen | aboraler | aboralen | aboraler | |
dative | aboralem | aboraler | aboralem | aboralen | |
accusative | aboralen | aborale | aborales | aborale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der aborale | die aborale | das aborale | die aboralen |
genitive | des aboralen | der aboralen | des aboralen | der aboralen | |
dative | dem aboralen | der aboralen | dem aboralen | den aboralen | |
accusative | den aboralen | die aborale | das aborale | die aboralen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein aboraler | eine aborale | ein aborales | (keine) aboralen |
genitive | eines aboralen | einer aboralen | eines aboralen | (keiner) aboralen | |
dative | einem aboralen | einer aboralen | einem aboralen | (keinen) aboralen | |
accusative | einen aboralen | eine aborale | ein aborales | (keine) aboralen |
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From ab- + oral; first element from Latin ab-.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
aboral m or f (plural aborais)
Spanish edit
Adjective edit
aboral m or f (masculine and feminine plural aborales)
Further reading edit
- “aboral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014