pectus

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Latin.

NounEdit

pectus (plural pectora)

1. (anatomy, zoology) The breast, especially of a bird.

Related termsEdit

• pectus excavatum
• pectus carinatum

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Italic *pektos, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Old Irish ucht.^[1]

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpek.tus/

NounEdit

pectus n (genitive pectoris); third declension

1. chest, breast
2. (figuratively) heart, breast, as the seat of emotion
3. (figuratively) soul, spirit, mind, understanding
4. person, individual (as a being of passion)

InflectionEdit

Third declension neuter.

Derived termsEdit

• in pectore
• pectorāle
• pectorālis
• pectorōsus
• pectusculum
• Pectuscum Palātī

DescendantsEdit

See alsoEdit

• pectō
• sinus

ReferencesEdit

1. ^ Michiel de Vaan (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers