περιτόναιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From περίτονος (perítonos, covered with something stretched over) +‎ -αιος (-aios, suffix to form an adjective).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

περιτόναιος • (peritónaiosm (feminine περιτοναία, neuter περιτόναιον); first/second declension

  1. stretched or strained over, especially of the membrane which contains the lower viscera

Inflection

Derived terms

  • περιτόναιον (peritónaion, noun)
    • Latin: peritonaeum

References

περιτόναιος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press