ligament
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ligament (plural ligaments)
- (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
- (figurative) That which binds or acts as a ligament.
- Paraphrase of Daniel Webster, from his oration on Justice Joseph Story
- Justice is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
- Paraphrase of Daniel Webster, from his oration on Justice Joseph Story
Derived terms
Translations
band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”). Cf. also liement, possibly an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
Noun
ligament m (plural ligaments)
Related terms
Further reading
- “ligament”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ligament, itself a borrowing from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”). Compare legământ, an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
Noun
ligament n (plural ligamente)
Declension
Declension of ligament
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) ligament | ligamentul | (niște) ligamente | ligamentele |
genitive/dative | (unui) ligament | ligamentului | (unor) ligamente | ligamentelor |
vocative | ligamentule | ligamentelor |
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