vomer
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin vōmer (“ploughshare”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vomer (plural vomers)
- (anatomy) The vomer bone; the small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.
Translations edit
vomer bone — see vomer bone
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vomer m (plural vomers)
Further reading edit
- “vomer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯oː.mer/, [ˈu̯oːmɛr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvo.mer/, [ˈvɔːmer]
Noun edit
vōmer m (genitive vōmeris); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vōmer | vōmerēs |
| Genitive | vōmeris | vōmerum |
| Dative | vōmerī | vōmeribus |
| Accusative | vōmerem | vōmerēs |
| Ablative | vōmere | vōmeribus |
| Vocative | vōmer | vōmerēs |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “vomer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vomer in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- “vomer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vomer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
vomer n (plural vomere)