salpinx

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Borrowed from New Latin salpinx.

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salpinx (plural salpinges or salpinxes)

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

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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Noun[edit]

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

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

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Third-declension noun.

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

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  • English: salpinx