epidermis
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís), ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Equivalent to epi- + dermis.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛ.pɪ.ˈdɜː.mɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛ.pə.ˈdɝ.məs/
NounEdit
epidermis (plural epidermides or epidermises)
- The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
- The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants
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TranslationsEdit
skin's outer layer in animals
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plant's outer layer
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See alsoEdit
CatalanEdit
NounEdit
epidermis f (plural epidermis)
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Further readingEdit
- “epidermis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “epidermis”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
- “epidermis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “epidermis” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed form Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
epidermis f (plural epidermissen or epidermes)
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈder.mis/, [ɛpɪˈd̪ɛrmɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.piˈder.mis/, [epiˈd̪ɛrmis]
NounEdit
epidermis f (genitive epidermidis); third declension
DeclensionEdit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | epidermis | epidermidēs |
Genitive | epidermidis | epidermidum |
Dative | epidermidī | epidermidibus |
Accusative | epidermidem | epidermidēs |
Ablative | epidermide | epidermidibus |
Vocative | epidermis | epidermidēs |
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- English: epidermis
ReferencesEdit
- “epidermis”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- epidermis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
epidermis f (plural epidermis)
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Further readingEdit
- “epidermis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014