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abdomen

See also: Abdomen, abdómen, and abdômen

English

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Diagram showing the abdomen of an insect.

Etymology

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First attested in 1541.[1] Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).[1]

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abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)

  1. (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.][2]
  2. (anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions. [from early 17th c.][2]
    Synonyms: belly, tummy, (informal) stomach; see also Thesaurus:belly
  3. (anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [from early 17th c.][2]
    He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
  4. (zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [from late 18th c.][2]

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posterior section of an arthropod's body

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdomen”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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  • Hyphenation: abdo‧men

Noun

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abdomen (plural abdomina or abdomens, diminutive abdomentjie)

  1. (anatomy) abdomen

Basque

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Etymology

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From Spanish abdomen (“abdomen”).

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  • IPA(key): /abdomen/ [aβ̞.ð̞o.mẽn]
  • Rhymes: -omen
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

Noun

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abdomen inan

  1. (anatomy) abdomen
    Synonym: sabelalde

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Declension of abdomen (inanimate, ending in consonant)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive abdomen abdomena abdomenak
ergative abdomenek abdomenak abdomenek
dative abdomeni abdomenari abdomenei
genitive abdomenen abdomenaren abdomenen
comitative abdomenekin abdomenarekin abdomenekin
causative abdomenengatik abdomenarengatik abdomenengatik
benefactive abdomenentzat abdomenarentzat abdomenentzat
instrumental abdomenez abdomenaz abdomenez
inessive abdomenetan abdomenean abdomenetan
locative abdomenetako abdomeneko abdomenetako
allative abdomenetara abdomenera abdomenetara
terminative abdomenetaraino abdomeneraino abdomenetaraino
directive abdomenetarantz abdomenerantz abdomenetarantz
destinative abdomenetarako abdomenerako abdomenetarako
ablative abdomenetatik abdomenetik abdomenetatik
partitive abdomenik — —
prolative abdomentzat — —

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

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abdomen m (plural abdòmens)

  1. abdomen

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

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abdomen m (plural abdomens)

  1. abdomen

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdōmen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -do (“put, place”).

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  • IPA(key): /abˈdɔ.mɛn/
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  • Rhymes: -mɛn
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

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abdomen

  1. abdomen
    1. (anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions
      Synonym: perut
    2. (anatomy) the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity
    3. (zoology, entomology) the posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other

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Latin

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin; often suggested to be from abdō (“to hide, conceal”) +‎ -men, though de Vaan doesn't find this convincing.[1]

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abdōmen n (genitive abdōminis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) belly, abdomen
  2. (by extension of meaning) gluttony

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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative abdōmen abdōmina
Genitive abdōminis abdōminum
Dative abdōminī abdōminibus
Accusative abdōmen abdōmina
Ablative abdōmine abdōminibus
Vocative abdōmen abdōmina

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References

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  • “abdomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “abdomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • abdomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Malay

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Etymology

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From Latin abdōmen.

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abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن, plural abdomen-abdomen, informal 1st possessive abdomenku, 2nd possessive abdomenmu, 3rd possessive abdomennya)

  1. abdomen (belly)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Diagram showing the abdomen of an insect.

Etymology

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From Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).

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  • IPA(key): /abˈduːmən/
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  • Rhymes: -ən
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

Noun

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abdomen n (definite singular abdomenet, indefinite plural abdomen or abdomina, definite plural abdomena or abdomenene or abdominaene)

  1. (anatomy, entomology) abdomen, belly (or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis)
    Synonyms: buk, underliv
    • 2005 April 7, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening):
      computertomografi ved akutt abdomen
      computed tomography of the acute abdomen
    • 1974, Knut Faldbakken, Uår. Aftenlandet, page 175:
      Mary Diamonds tronende abdomen
      Mary Diamonds enthroned abdomen
    • 1997, Liv Køltzow, Verden forsvinner, page 98:
      en henvisning til ultralyd abdomen og nyrer
      a reference to ultrasound of the abdomen and kidneys
  2. (zoology, entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda)
    Synonym: bakkropp

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Polish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin abdōmen.[1] First attested in 1791.[2]

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abdomen m inan

  1. (anatomy) abdomen (of a person)
    Synonym: brzuch
  2. (arthropod anatomy) abdomen (of an insect)
    Synonym: odwłok

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Declension of abdomen
singular plural
nominative abdomen abdomeny
genitive abdomenu abdomenów
dative abdomenowi abdomenom
accusative abdomen abdomeny
instrumental abdomenem abdomenami
locative abdomenie abdomenach
vocative abdomenie abdomeny
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adjective
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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abdomen”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Pierre-François Nicolas (1791) Dykcyonarz Powszechny Medyki, Chirurgii, i Sztuki Hodowania Bydląt Czyli Lekarz Wieyski Zawieraiący Rozciągłe wiadomości wszystkich części sztuki Lekarskiey ... Dzieło pożyteczne wszystkim klassom Obywatelow i do ich poiętności przystosowane przez Towarzystwo Lekarzow Francuzkich. T. 6‎[2], page 33

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  • abdomen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

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abdomen n (plural abdomene)

  1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly
    Synonyms: burtă, pântece, vintre

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Declension of abdomen
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) abdomen abdomenul (niște) abdomene abdomenele
genitive/dative (unui) abdomen abdomenului (unor) abdomene abdomenelor
vocative abdomenule abdomenelor
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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

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  • IPA(key): /abdǒːmen/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

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abdómen m (Cyrillic spelling абдо́мен)

  1. abdomen
    Synonym: tr̀buh (“stomach”)

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Declension of abdomen
singular plural
nominative abdomen abdomeni
genitive abdomena abdomena
dative abdomenu abdomenima
accusative abdomen abdomene
vocative abdomene abdomeni
locative abdomenu abdomenima
instrumental abdomenom abdomenima

Spanish

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Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

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abdomen m (plural abdómenes)

  1. abdomen
    Synonym: vientre
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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish abdomen, from Latin abdōmen.

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abdomen or ábdomén (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔) (uncommon)

  1. abdomen
    Synonyms: tiyan, sikmura
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Further reading

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  • “abdomen” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎[3], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “abdomen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 2

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Etymology

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From Latin abdōmen.

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abdomen (definite accusative abdomeni, plural abdomenler)

  1. abdomen

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Nişanyan Sözlük: "abdomen"

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