decubitus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin dēcubitus (“lying down”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
decubitus (plural decubitus)
- (medicine) The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
- (pathology) Ellipsis of decubitus ulcer..
Translations[edit]
posture
References[edit]
- “decubitus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From dēcumbō (“to lie down”) + -tus (action noun suffix), on the pattern of words such as accubitus from accumbō (“to lay oneself down at, to recline at table”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈku.bi.tus/, [d̪eˈkuːbit̪us]
Noun[edit]
dēcubitus m (genitive dēcubitūs); fourth declension (New Latin)
Inflection[edit]
Fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēcubitus | dēcubitūs |
| Genitive | dēcubitūs | dēcubituum |
| Dative | dēcubituī | dēcubitibus |
| Accusative | dēcubitum | dēcubitūs |
| Ablative | dēcubitū | dēcubitibus |
| Vocative | dēcubitus | dēcubitūs |
Descendants[edit]
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