tarsus
See also: Tarsus
English
Etymology
From Latin tarsus, from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “flat surface used for drying”), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥sós (“flat surface for drying food”), from the root *ters- (“to dry”).[1]
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(r)səs
Noun
tarsus (plural tarsi)
- (anatomy) The part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus.
- (anatomy) Any of the seven bones in this part of the foot.
- (anatomy) A plate of dense connective tissue found in each eyelid, attached to either the superior tarsal muscle (in the upper eyelid) or inferior tarsal muscle (lower eyelid), which aid with sympathetic control.
- (zoology) In insects and other arthropods, any of a series of articulations in the true foot; the last joint forming the foot in spiders.
Derived terms
Translations
the part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus
any of the seven bones in this part of the foot
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References
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ταρσός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1453–1454
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from Ancient Greek ταρσός (tarsós, “the flat of the foot”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtar.sus/, [ˈt̪ärs̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtar.sus/, [ˈt̪ärsus]
Noun
tarsus m (genitive tarsī); second declension
- (flat part of the) foot
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tarsus | tarsī |
Genitive | tarsī | tarsōrum |
Dative | tarsō | tarsīs |
Accusative | tarsum | tarsōs |
Ablative | tarsō | tarsīs |
Vocative | tarse | tarsī |
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