decubitus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dēcubitus (“lying down”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈkjuː.bɪt.əs/

Noun

decubitus (plural decubitus)

1. (medicine) The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
2. (pathology) Ellipsis of decubitus ulcer..

Translations

posture

• Finnish: makuuasento (fi)
• French: décubitus (fr) m
• Portuguese: decúbito (pt) m
• Spanish: decúbito (es) m

References

• “decubitus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Latin

Etymology

From dēcumbō (“to lie down”) +‎ -tus (action noun suffix), on the pattern of words such as accubitus from accumbō (“to lay oneself down at, to recline at table”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈku.bi.tus/, [d̪eˈkuːbit̪us]

Noun

dēcubitus m (genitive dēcubitūs); fourth declension (New Latin)

1. Lying down.

Inflection

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēcubitus	dēcubitūs
Genitive	dēcubitūs	dēcubituum
Dative	dēcubituī	dēcubitibus
Accusative	dēcubitum	dēcubitūs
Ablative	dēcubitū	dēcubitibus
Vocative	dēcubitus	dēcubitūs

Descendants

• → English: decubitus
• → Spanish: decúbito