abdomen

English

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Etymology

First attested in 1541. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.də.mən/, /æbˈdəʊ.mən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.də.mən/, /æbˈdoʊ.mən/

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• Rhymes: -əʊmən

Noun

abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)

1. (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly.
2. (anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions.

   Synonyms: belly, tummy, (informal) stomach; see also Thesaurus:belly

3. (anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity.

   He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.

4. (zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

Derived terms

Related terms

• abdominal
• abdominally
• abdominous

Translations

References

Further reading

• Abdomen in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• “abdomen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Afrikaans

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: abdo‧men

Noun

abdomen (plural abdomina or abdomens, diminutive abdomentjie)

1. (anatomy) abdomen

Basque

Etymology

From Spanish abdomen (“abdomen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdomen/
• Rhymes: -omen
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

Noun

abdomen inan

1. (anatomy) abdomen

   Synonym: sabelalde

Declension

Further reading

• "abdomen" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdòmens)

1. abdomen

Derived terms

• abdominal

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.dɔ.mɛn/

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Noun

abdomen m (plural abdomens)

1. abdomen

Derived terms

• abdominal

Further reading

• “abdomen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdōmen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -do (“put, place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Standard) , (Latinised)

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• Rhymes: -mən, -ən, -n
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mên

Noun

abdomên (first-person possessive abdomenku, second-person possessive abdomenmu, third-person possessive abdomennya)

1. (anatomy, entomology, zoology) abdomen

   Synonym: perut

Further reading

• “abdomen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Etymology

Of unclear origin; often suggested to be from abdō (“to hide, conceal”) +‎ -men, though de Vaan doesn't find this convincing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /abˈdoː.men/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /abˈdo.men/,

Noun

abdōmen n (genitive abdōminis); third declension

1. (anatomy) belly, abdomen
2. (by extension of meaning) gluttony

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Derived terms

• abdōminālis

Descendants

References

• “abdomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “abdomen”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• abdomen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Malay

Etymology

From Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdomən/

Noun

abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن, plural abdomen-abdomen, informal 1st possessive abdomenku, 2nd possessive abdomenmu, 3rd possessive abdomennya)

1. abdomen (belly)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

abdomen

Wikipedia ^nb

Etymology

From Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈduːmən/

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• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

Noun

abdomen n (definite singular abdomenet, indefinite plural abdomen or abdomina, definite plural abdomena or abdomenene or abdominaene)

1. (anatomy, entomology) abdomen, belly (or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis)

   Synonyms: buk, underliv

   • 2005 April 7, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening):

     computertomografi ved akutt abdomen

     computed tomography of the acute abdomen

   • 1974, Knut Faldbakken, Uår. Aftenlandet, page 175:

     Mary Diamonds tronende abdomen

     Mary Diamonds enthroned abdomen

   • 1997, Liv Køltzow, Verden forsvinner, page 98:

     en henvisning til ultralyd abdomen og nyrer

     a reference to ultrasound of the abdomen and kidneys

2. (zoology, entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda)

   Synonym: bakkropp

Derived terms

• abdominal

References

• “abdomen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abdomen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abdomen” in Store medisinske leksikon
• “abdomen (zoology)” in Store norske leksikon

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

abdomen

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abdōmen. First attested in 1791.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈdɔ.mɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔmɛn
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧men

Noun

abdomen m inan

1. (anatomy) abdomen (of a person)

   Synonym: brzuch

2. (arthropod anatomy) abdomen (of an insect)

   Synonym: odwłok

Declension

Related terms

References

Further reading

• abdomen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.doˈmen/

Noun

abdomen n (plural abdomene)

1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly

   Synonyms: burtă, pântece, vintre

Declension

Related terms

• abdominal

See also

• stomac

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdǒːmen/
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

Noun

abdómen m (Cyrillic spelling абдо́мен)

1. abdomen

   Synonym: tr̀buh (“stomach”)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈdomen/

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -omen
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧men

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdómenes)

1. abdomen

   Synonym: vientre

Related terms

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abdomen, from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔabˈdomen/,
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔabdomen/, (English influence)
• Rhymes: -omen, (English influence) -abdomen
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧men

Noun

abdomen or ábdomén (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔) (uncommon)

1. abdomen

   Synonyms: tiyan, sikmura

Related terms

Further reading

• “abdomen” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “abdomen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 2

Turkish

Etymology

From Latin abdōmen.

Noun

abdomen (definite accusative abdomeni, plural abdomenler)

1. abdomen

Derived terms

• abdominal

References

Nişanyan Sözlük: "abdomen"