ischion

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.kjɔ̃/
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Noun

ischion m (plural ischions)

  1. (anatomy) ischium

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip-joint”, “haunch”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ischion n (genitive ischiī); second declension

  1. (usually in the plural) (anatomy) the hip-joint or hipbone

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative ischion ischia
genitive ischiī ischiōrum
dative ischiō ischiīs
accusative ischion ischia
ablative ischiō ischiīs
vocative ischion ischia

Synonyms

  • (hip-joint of hipbone): coxa (pure Latin)

Descendants

  • English: ischium

References

  • “ischĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ischĭa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “860/1”
  • “ischia” on page 971/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ischion.

Noun

ischion n (plural ischionuri)

  1. ischium

Declension

Declension of ischion
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ischion ischionul ischionuri ischionurile
genitive-dative ischion ischionului ischionuri ischionurilor
vocative ischionule ischionurilor
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