anatomija

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin anatomia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνατομία (anatomía), a word attested only once, in a quotation in a Latin text by Caelius Aurelianus, from ἀνατέμνω (anatémnō, “I cut up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) and τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [anatōːmija]

Noun

anatomija f (4th declension)

1. anatomy (science that studies the form and structure of living organisms)

   cilvēka, dzīvnieku, augu anatomija ― human, animal, plant anatomy

   mikroskopiskā, salīdzināmā anatomija ― microscopic, comparative anatomy

2. anatomy (the corresponding teaching subject)

   anatomijas kurss ― anatomy course

   anatomijas atlants ― anatomy atlas

3. anatomy (structure of a living organism or organ)

   vīrieša anatomija ― male anatomy

   auss, acs anatomija ― ear, eye anatomy

Noun

anatòmija f (plural anatòmijos) stress pattern 1

1. anatomy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anatǒmija/
• Hyphenation: a‧na‧to‧mi‧ja

Noun

anatòmija f (Cyrillic spelling анато̀мија)

1. anatomy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anatɔˈmìːja/
• Tonal orthography: anatomȋja

Noun

anatomíja f (genitive anatomíje, uncountable)

1. anatomy