Thorax

See also: thorax

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

Noun

Thorax m (genitive Thoraxes, plural Thoraxe or Thoraces)

(anatomy) thorax (region of the mammalian body)

Declension

Declension of Thorax

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Thorax	die	Thoraxe
genitive	eines	des	Thoraxes	der	Thoraxe
dative	einem	dem	Thorax, Thoraxe¹	den	Thoraxen
accusative	einen	den	Thorax	die	Thoraxe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Further reading

Thorax in Duden online

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