aboral
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ab- (“away from”) + oral (“the mouth”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)
- (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
situated away from the mouth
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References[edit]
- ^ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0198605751), page 6
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective[edit]
aboral (not comparable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of aboral
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | — | — | — | — | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | aboraler | aborale | aborales | aborale |
| genitive | aboralen | aboraler | aboralen | aboraler | |
| dative | aboralem | aboraler | aboralem | aboralen | |
| accusative | aboralen | aborale | aborales | aborale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der aborale | die aborale | das aborale | die aboralen |
| genitive | des aboralen | der aboralen | des aboralen | der aboralen | |
| dative | dem aboralen | der aboralen | dem aboralen | den aboralen | |
| accusative | den aboralen | die aborale | das aborale | die aboralen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein aboraler | eine aborale | ein aborales | (keine) aboralen |
| genitive | eines aboralen | einer aboralen | eines aboralen | (keiner) aboralen | |
| dative | einem aboralen | einer aboralen | einem aboralen | (keinen) aboralen | |
| accusative | einen aboralen | eine aborale | ein aborales | (keine) aboralen | |
Portuguese[edit]
Adjective[edit]
aboral m, f (plural aborais, comparable)
- (zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)
