vientre

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ventrem (“stomach, belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjentɾe/ [ˈbjẽn̪.t̪ɾe]
• Rhymes: -entɾe
• Syllabification: vien‧tre

Noun

vientre m (plural vientres)

1. abdomen; belly

   Synonyms: banduyu, barriga, abdome

Derived terms

• facer de vientre

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vientre (“belly”).

Noun

vientre m (Hebrew spelling ב׳יינטרי)

1. abdomen; belly

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• bientre, ventre

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ventrem (“stomach, belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.

Noun

vientre m (plural vientres)

1. abdomen; belly
2. womb
   • 13th century, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, page 3va:

     & combatian se en el vientre.

     And they fought amongst themselves in the womb.

Descendants

• Ladino: vientre
• Spanish: vientre

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “vientre”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 529

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish vientre, from Latin ventrem (“stomach, belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbjentɾe/ [ˈbjẽn̪.t̪ɾe]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -entɾe
• Syllabification: vien‧tre

Noun

vientre m (plural vientres)

1. abdomen

   Synonym: abdomen

2. belly

   Synonyms: barriga, guata

   mover el vientre ― to defecate

3. womb

   Synonyms: útero, matriz

   vaca de vientre ― breeding cow

Derived terms

• bajo vientre
• constipación de vientre
• constiparse el vientre
• de vientre
• desate de vientre
• desbarate de vientre
• desde el vientre de su madre
• dureza de vientre
• flujo de vientre
• res de vientre
• vientre de alquiler

Further reading

• “vientre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10