abdomen

Etymology

First attested in 1541.^[1] Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + dere (“to put, place”).^[1]

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -əʊmən

Noun

abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)

1. (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [Attested from the mid 16^th century until the late 17^th century.]^[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. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]^[2]
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. [First attested in the early 17^th century.]^[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. [First attested in the late 18^th century.]^[2]

References

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdòmens)

1. abdomen

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.dɔ.mɛn/

• Audio

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Noun

abdomen m (plural abdomens)

1. abdomen

Further reading

• “abdomen” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /abˈdoː.men/, [abˈdoː.mẽ]

Noun

abdōmen n (genitive abdōminis); third declension

1. (anatomy) belly, abdomen
2. (by extension of meaning) gluttony
3. accusative singular of abdōmen
4. vocative singular of abdōmen

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdomən/

Noun

abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن‎, plural abdomen-abdomen)

1. Abdomen (belly)

Etymology

Borrowed from French abdomen, Latin abdomen.

Noun

abdomen n (plural abdomene)

1. abdomen, belly

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abdómen m (Cyrillic spelling абдо́мен)

1. abdomen

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈdomen/, [aβˈd̪omẽn]

Noun

abdomen m (plural abdómenes)

1. abdomen

   Synonym: vientre

Further reading

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