abdomen
EnglishEdit
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EtymologyEdit
First attested in 1541.[1] Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + dere (“to put, place”).[1]
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.də.mən/, /æbˈdəʊ.mən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.də.mən/, /æbˈdoʊ.mən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊmən
NounEdit
abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)
- (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.][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. [First attested in the early 17th century.][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. [First attested in the early 17th century.][2]
- He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
- (zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [First attested in the late 18th century.][2]
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TranslationsEdit
belly
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cavity
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the posterior section of an arthropod's body
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3
CatalanEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
abdomen m (plural abdomens)
Further readingEdit
- “abdomen” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Of unclear origin; often suggested to be from abdō (“to hide, conceal”) + -men, though de Vaan doesn't find this convincing.[1]
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
abdōmen n (genitive abdōminis); third declension
- (anatomy) belly, abdomen
- (by extension of meaning) gluttony
- accusative singular of abdōmen
- vocative singular of abdōmen
InflectionEdit
Third declension neuter.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | abdōmen | abdōmina |
| genitive | abdōminis | abdōminum |
| dative | abdōminī | abdōminibus |
| accusative | abdōmen | abdōmina |
| ablative | abdōmine | abdōminibus |
| vocative | abdōmen | abdōmina |
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- 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
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
MalayEdit
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NounEdit
abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن, plural abdomen-abdomen, third person possessive abdomennya)
- Abdomen (belly)
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French abdomen, Latin abdomen.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
abdomen n (plural abdomene)
DeclensionEdit
declension of abdomen
| singular | plural | |||
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| 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-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
abdómen m (Cyrillic spelling абдо́мен)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of abdomen
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | abdomen | abdomeni |
| genitive | abdomena | abdomena |
| dative | abdomenu | abdomenima |
| accusative | abdomen | abdomene |
| vocative | abdomene | abdomeni |
| locative | abdomenu | abdomenima |
| instrumental | abdomenom | abdomenima |
SynonymsEdit
- tr̀buh (“stomach”)