omasum

English

Etymology

From Latin omāsum.

Noun

omasum (plural omasums or omasa)

  1. The third part of the stomach of a ruminant.

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Latin

Etymology

Probably from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /oˈmaː.sum/, [ɔˈmaː.sũ]

Noun

omāsum n (genitive omāsī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) The tripe of a bull.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative omāsum omāsa
genitive omāsī omāsōrum
dative omāsō omāsīs
accusative omāsum omāsa
ablative omāsō omāsīs
vocative omāsum omāsa

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References

  • omasum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • omasum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • omasum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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