viscus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From New Latin, from Latin viscus (“any internal organ of the body”), perhaps akin to English viscid.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
viscus (plural viscera)
- (anatomy) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
- Specifically, the intestines.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
organ in the abdomen
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- viscus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- viscus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- viscus at OneLook Dictionary Search
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of unclear origin;[1] possibly Proto-Indo-European *weys- (“to turn, rotate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
viscus n (genitive visceris); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | viscus | viscera |
| Genitive | visceris | viscerum |
| Dative | viscerī | visceribus |
| Accusative | viscus | viscera |
| Ablative | viscere | visceribus |
| Vocative | viscus | viscera |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
Further reading[edit]
- viscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- viscus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- viscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
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