sternum
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin sternum, related to Old English steorn (“forehead”), German Stirn (“forehead”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɜː.nəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɝ.nəm/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nəm
Noun
[edit]sternum (plural sterna or sternums)
- (anatomy) The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process. [from 1660]
- 2020, Akwaeke Emezi, The Death of Vivek Oji, Faber & Faber, page 231:
- The neckline fell into a V, showing the bone of his sternum.
- (arachnology) The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]breastbone — see breastbone
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “sternum”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “sternum”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “sternum”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
[edit]Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sternum n
- sternum, breastbone
- Synonym: hrudní kost
Declension
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “sternum”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sternum”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /stɛʁ.nɔm/
Audio: (file) Audio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Noun
[edit]sternum m (plural sternums)
Further reading
[edit]- “sternum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, “breast, chest; breastbone”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈstɛr.num]
Noun
[edit]sternum n (genitive sternī); second declension (New Latin)
- (anatomy) The breastbone.
Inflection
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sternum | sterna |
| genitive | sternī | sternōrum |
| dative | sternō | sternīs |
| accusative | sternum | sterna |
| ablative | sternō | sternīs |
| vocative | sternum | sterna |
Descendants
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