salpinx

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin salpinx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæl.pɪŋks/
• Rhymes: -ælpɪŋks

Noun

salpinx (plural salpinges or salpinxes)

1. (anatomy) A trumpet-shaped tube.
   1. (anatomy) A Fallopian tube.
   2. (anatomy) A Eustachian tube.

Derived terms

• endosalpinx
• hematosalpinx
• hydrosalpinx
• mesosalpinx
• pyosalpinx
• salpingo-, salping-

 

Related terms

• salpingeal
• salpingian
• salpingopharyngeus

Translations

Fallopian tube — see Fallopian tube

See also

• syringo-
• syrinx

 

References

• “salpinx”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σᾰ́λπῐγξ (sálpinx, “a war-trumpet”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.pinks/, [ˈsälpiŋks]

Noun

salpinx f (genitive salpingis); third declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) salpinx; either the Fallopian tube of females or the Eustachian tube

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	salpinx	salpingēs
Genitive	salpingis	salpingum
Dative	salpingī	salpingibus
Accusative	salpingem	salpingēs
Ablative	salpinge	salpingibus
Vocative	salpinx	salpingēs

Derived terms

• salpingopharyngeus

Descendants

• → English: salpinx