tragus
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin tragus, from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “he-goat; part of the ear”); with reference to a tuft of hair, likened to a goat’s beard, that may grow on the tragus, especially in older men.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tragus (plural tragi)
- (anatomy) The small piece of thick cartilage on the inner side of the external ear that is immediately in front of and partly closing the ear canal.
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Translations
References edit
- “tragus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “tragus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “a he-goat”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtra.ɡus/, [ˈt̪räɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtra.ɡus/, [ˈt̪räːɡus]
Noun edit
tragus m (genitive tragī); second declension
Inflection edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tragus | tragī |
Genitive | tragī | tragōrum |
Dative | tragō | tragīs |
Accusative | tragum | tragōs |
Ablative | tragō | tragīs |
Vocative | trage | tragī |
Descendants edit
→ English: tragus
References edit
- “tragus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press