hernia
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”). See also yarn and cord.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -ɜː(r)niə
NounEdit
hernia (plural hernias or herniae or herniæ)
- (pathology) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
part of the body protruding abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part
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AnagramsEdit
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer-. Cognates include Sanskrit हिर (hira), Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ), and Old English ġearn (English yarn).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hernia f (genitive herniae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | hernia | herniae |
Genitive | herniae | herniārum |
Dative | herniae | herniīs |
Accusative | herniam | herniās |
Ablative | herniā | herniīs |
Vocative | hernia | herniae |
DescendantsEdit
All descendants are borrowed.
ReferencesEdit
- hernia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- hernia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin hernia (“protruded viscus”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hernia f (plural hernias)