bíceps

See also: biceps

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin biceps (“double-headed”).

Noun

bíceps m (plural bíceps)

1. biceps

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin biceps (“double-headed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbi.səps]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbi.seps]

Noun

bíceps m (invariable)

1. biceps
2. Clipping of bíceps braquial.

Derived terms

• bíceps braquial
• bíceps femoral

Related terms

• tríceps

Further reading

• “bíceps” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin biceps (“double-headed”).

Noun

bíceps m (invariable)

1. biceps

Related terms

• tríceps

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.se.pis/, /ˈbi.seps/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.se.pis/, /ˈbi.seps/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.seps/, /ˈbi.se.pis/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.sɛps/, /ˈbi.sɛpʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iseps, (Portugal) -isɛps
• Hyphenation: bí‧ceps

Noun

bíceps m (invariable)

1. (anatomy) biceps (any muscle having two heads)
2. (anatomy, strictly) biceps brachii

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin biceps (“double-headed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈbiθebs/ [ˈbi.θeβ̞s]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈbisebs/ [ˈbi.seβ̞s]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -iθebs
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -isebs
• Syllabification: bí‧ceps

Adjective

bíceps (invariable)

1. two-headed; having two peaks or extensions
2. (anatomy) bicipital

Noun

bíceps m (plural bíceps)

1. biceps, especially the biceps brachii
2. plural of bícep

Derived terms

• bíceps braquial
• bíceps crural
• bíceps femoral

 

Related terms

• cuádriceps
• tríceps

 

Further reading

• “bíceps”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014