omasum
English
Etymology
Noun
omasum (plural omasums or omasa)
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
the third part of the stomach of a ruminant
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See also
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Celtic/Gaulish. However, compare Hebrew חֹ֫מֶשׁ (chomesh, “belly”), with Semitic cognates in Syriac, Ge'ez, and Aramaic.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /oˈmaː.sum/, [ɔˈmäːs̠ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /oˈma.sum/, [oˈmäːs̬um]
Noun
omāsum n (genitive omāsī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | omāsum | omāsa |
Genitive | omāsī | omāsōrum |
Dative | omāsō | omāsīs |
Accusative | omāsum | omāsa |
Ablative | omāsō | omāsīs |
Vocative | omāsum | omāsa |
Descendants
References
- “omasum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “omasum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- omasum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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