jugular

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English

WOTD – 26 July 2008

Alternative forms

Etymology

Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) +‎ -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

jugular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, relational) Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
    1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
  2. (zootomy, of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
  3. (humorous, relational) Relating to juggling.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

jugular (plural jugulars) (rarely in the plural)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of jugular vein.
  2. (by extension) Any critical vulnerability.
    It was vicious; he went for the jugular.
    • 2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, paperback edition, Fourth Estate, page 83:
      One of Lionel's old Salthill friends with whom he exchanged perhaps a dozen words a year, and with whom he sometimes played squash, and tennis, both men killers on the court, seeking the jugular […] .

Derived terms

Translations

jugular vein — see jugular vein

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin iugularis, jugularis, from Latin iugulum.

Pronunciation

 
 

Adjective

jugular m or f (plural jugulares)

  1. jugular (relating to the neck or throat)

Noun

jugular f (plural jugulares)

  1. jugular vein

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French jugulaire, Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin iugularis, jugularis, from Latin iugulum.

Pronunciation

Adjective

jugular m or n (feminine singular jugulară, masculine plural jugulari, feminine and neuter plural jugulare)

  1. jugular; pertaining to the neck or throat

Declension

Declension of jugular
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite jugular jugulară jugulari jugulare
definite jugularul jugulara jugularii jugularele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite jugular jugulare jugulari jugulare
definite jugularului jugularei jugularilor jugularelor

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