cerumen
See also: cérumen
English edit
Etymology edit
From Medieval Latin caerūmen, from cera + -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, but may have been influenced by words like albūmen and bitūmen.
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /səˈɹuːmɛn/
- (US) IPA(key): /səˈɹuːmɪn/ (pin–pen merger)
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (pin-pen merger) Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun edit
cerumen (uncountable)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
earwax — see earwax
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin caerūmen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cerumen m (uncountable)
- earwax
- Synonym: cera de les orelles
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “cerumen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French cérumen, from Latin cerumen.
Noun edit
cerumen n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of cerumen (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) cerumen | cerumenul |
genitive/dative | (unui) cerumen | cerumenului |
vocative | cerumenule |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈɾumen/ [θeˈɾu.mẽn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈɾumen/ [seˈɾu.mẽn]
- Rhymes: -umen
- Syllabification: ce‧ru‧men
Noun edit
cerumen m (plural cerumenes)
Further reading edit
- “cerumen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014