abdomen

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See also: Abdomen, abdómen, and abdômen

English

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Diagram showing the abdomen of an insect.

Etymology

First attested in 1541.[1] Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + dere (“to put, place”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -əʊmən

Noun

abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)

  1. (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.][2]
  2. (anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions. [from early 17th c.][2]
    Synonyms: belly, tummy, (informal) stomach; see also Thesaurus:belly
  3. (anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [from early 17th c.][2]
    He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.
  4. (zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [from late 18th c.][2]

Translations

the posterior section of an arthropod's body

References

  • “abdomen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdomen”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdòmens)

  1. abdomen

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdomens)

  1. abdomen

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [apˈdo.mən]
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mên

Noun

abdomên (first-person possessive abdomenku, second-person possessive abdomenmu, third-person possessive abdomennya)

  1. (anatomy, entomology) abdomen.

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Of unclear origin; often suggested to be from abdō (“to hide, conceal”) +‎ -men, though de Vaan doesn't find this convincing.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

abdōmen n (genitive abdōminis); third declension

  1. (anatomy) belly, abdomen
  2. (by extension of meaning) gluttony

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative abdōmen abdōmina
Genitive abdōminis abdōminum
Dative abdōminī abdōminibus
Accusative abdōmen abdōmina
Ablative abdōmine abdōminibus
Vocative abdōmen abdōmina

Descendants

  • → Catalan: abdomen
  • → English: abdomen
  • → French: abdomen
  • → Italian: addome

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References

  • “abdomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “abdomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • abdomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن, plural abdomen-abdomen, informal 1st possessive abdomenku, 2nd possessive abdomenmu, 3rd possessive abdomennya)

  1. Abdomen (belly)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French abdomen, Latin abdomen.

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen n (plural abdomene)

  1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly
    Synonyms: burtă, pântece, vintre

Declension

Declension of abdomen
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) abdomen abdomenul (niște) abdomene abdomenele
genitive/dative (unui) abdomen abdomenului (unor) abdomene abdomenelor
vocative abdomenule abdomenelor

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abdǒːmen/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

Noun

abdómen m (Cyrillic spelling абдо́мен)

  1. abdomen

Declension

Declension of abdomen
singular plural
nominative abdomen abdomeni
genitive abdomena abdomena
dative abdomenu abdomenima
accusative abdomen abdomene
vocative abdomene abdomeni
locative abdomenu abdomenima
instrumental abdomenom abdomenima

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˈdomen/ [aβ̞ˈð̞o.mẽn]

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdómenes)

  1. abdomen
    Synonym: vientre

Further reading

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