abdomen

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See also: Abdomen, abdómen, and abdômen

English

Diagram showing the abdomen of an insect.

Etymology

First attested in 1541.[1] Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (conceal), from ab (away) + -dō (put, place).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)

  1. (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [2]
  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. [2]
    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. [2]
    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. [2]

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Translations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 , →ISBN), page 2
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdomen”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

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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

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdòmens)

  1. abdomen

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdomens)

  1. abdomen

Derived terms

Further reading

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): /abˈdo.men/,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -omen
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

Noun

abdomen

  1. abdomen
    1. (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
      Synonym: perut
    2. (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
    3. (zoology, entomology) the posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other

Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

Of unclear origin; often suggested to be from abdō (to hide, conceal) +‎ -men, though de Vaan doesn't find this convincing.[1]

Pronunciation

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

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.
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (conceal), from ab (away) + -dō (put, place).

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن)

  1. The abdomen:
    1. (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.
      Synonym: perut
    2. (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.
    3. (zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb
Diagram showing the abdomen of an insect.

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/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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

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References

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin abdōmen.[1] First attested in 1791.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen m inan

  1. abdomen (of a person)
    Synonym: brzuch
  2. (arthropod anatomy) abdomen (of an insect)
    Synonym: odwłok

Declension

adjectives
nouns

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “abdomen”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Pierre-François Nicolas (1791) Dykcyonarz Powszechny Medyki, Chirurgii, i Sztuki Hodowania Bydląt Czyli Lekarz Wieyski Zawieraiący Rozciągłe wiadomości wszystkich części sztuki Lekarskiey ... Dzieło pożyteczne wszystkim klassom Obywatelow i do ich poiętności przystosowane przez Towarzystwo Lekarzow Francuzkich. T. 6, page 33

Further reading

  • abdomen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen n (plural abdomene)

  1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly
    Synonyms: burtă, pântece, vintre

Declension

See also

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

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdómenes)

  1. abdomen
    Synonym: vientre

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abdomen, from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

abdomen or ábdomén (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔) (uncommon)

  1. abdomen
    Synonyms: tiyan, sikmura

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

References

Nişanyan Sözlük: "abdomen"