abdominal

English

Etymology

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdominalis, from Latin abdōmen[1]. Compare French abdominal.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adjective

abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)

  1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.][2]
    abdominal muscles
    abdominal cavity
  2. (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19th century.][2]
  3. (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19th century.][2]
  4. (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

Synonyms

  • (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

abdominal (plural abdominals)

  1. (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
  2. (colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.][2]

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3

Catalan

Adjective

abdominal (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)

  1. abdominal

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

abdominal (feminine singular abdominale, masculine plural abdominaux, feminine plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal; of the abdomen.

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apdomiˈnaːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

  1. abdominal

Declension

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ab(i)domɪˈnaʊ̯/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /aβðomɪˈnaɫ/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

Adjective

abdominal m, f (plural abdominais, not comparable)

  1. abdominal

Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominais)

  1. sit-up

Romanian

Etymology

From French abdominal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ab.do.miˈnal/

Adjective

abdominal m, n (feminine singular abdominală, masculine plural abdominali, feminine and neuter plural abdominale)

  1. abdominal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abdomiˈnal/, [aβd̪omiˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Adjective

abdominal (plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal

Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal muscle
  2. sit-up

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

abdomen +‎ -al

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

  1. abdominal

Declension

Inflection of abdominal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular abdominal — —
Neuter singular abdominalt — —
Plural abdominala — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 abdominale — —
All abdominala — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
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