abdomen

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

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

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• Rhymes: -əʊmən

abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)

1. (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.]^[2]
3. (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. [from early 17th c.]^[2]

   Synonyms: belly, tummy, (informal) stomach; see also Thesaurus:belly

4. (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. [from early 17th c.]^[2]

   He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.

5. (zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [from late 18th c.]^[2]

• abdominal
• abdominally
• abdominous

• Abdomen in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• “abdomen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Ultimately from Latin abdōmen.

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• Hyphenation: abdo‧men

abdomen (plural abdomina or abdomens, diminutive abdomentjie)

1. (anatomy) abdomen

From Spanish abdomen (“abdomen”).

• IPA^(key): /abdomen/ [aβ̞.ð̞o.mẽn]
• Rhymes: -omen, -en
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

abdomen inan

1. (anatomy) abdomen

   Synonym: sabelalde

• “abdomen”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əbˈdɔ.mən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [abˈdɔ.men]

abdomen m (plural abdòmens)

1. abdomen

• abdominal

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• IPA^(key): /ab.dɔ.mɛn/

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abdomen m (plural abdomens)

1. abdomen

• abdominal

• “abdomen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Dutch abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdōmen.

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /abˈdomən/ [ap̚ˈdo.mən]
  • IPA^(key): /abˈdomen/ [ap̚ˈdo.mɛn]

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• Syllabification: ab‧do‧men

abdomên or abdomen

2. abdomen (the belly, or any of the similar part, not including the back)

   Synonym: perut

3. abdomen (the cavity of such part)
4. (entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of an arthropod's body)

• “abdomen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [abˈdoː.mɛn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [abˈd̪ɔː.men]

abdōmen n (genitive abdōminis); third declension

1. (anatomy) belly, abdomen
2. (by extension of meaning) gluttony

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

• abdōminālis

• “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.

1. abdoman (1924-1972)

Borrowed from English abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”).

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [ɛp̚.do.mən]

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• (spelling-based) IPA^(key): [ap̚.do.mən]

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• Rhymes: -mən, -ən
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن, plural abdomen-abdomen)

2. abdomen (the belly, or any of the similar part, not including the back)

   Synonym: perut

3. abdomen (the cavity of such part)
4. (entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of an arthropod's body).

• “abdomen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

From Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns).

• IPA^(key): /abˈduːmən/

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• Rhymes: -ən
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

abdomen n (definite singular abdomenet, indefinite plural abdomen or abdomina, definite plural abdomena or abdomenene or abdominaene)

1. (anatomy, entomology) abdomen, belly (or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis)

   Synonyms: buk, underliv

   • 2005 April 7, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske lægeforening):

     computertomografi ved akutt abdomen

     computed tomography of the acute abdomen

   • 1974, Knut Faldbakken, Uår. Aftenlandet, page 175:

     Mary Diamonds tronende abdomen

     Mary Diamonds enthroned abdomen

   • 1997, Liv Køltzow, Verden forsvinner, page 98:

     en henvisning til ultralyd abdomen og nyrer

     a reference to ultrasound of the abdomen and kidneys

2. (zoology, entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda)

   Synonym: bakkropp

• abdominal

• “abdomen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abdomen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abdomen” in Store medisinske leksikon
• “abdomen (zoology)” in Store norske leksikon

Learned borrowing from Latin abdōmen.^[1] First attested in 1791.^[2]

• IPA^(key): /abˈdɔ.mɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔmɛn
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧men

abdomen m inan

1. abdomen (of a person)

   Synonym: brzuch

2. (arthropod anatomy) abdomen (of an insect)

   Synonym: odwłok

• abdomen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• IPA^(key): /abdoˈmen/
• Rhymes: -en
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mén

abdomen n (plural abdomene)

1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly

   Synonyms: burtă, pântece, vintre

• abdominal

• stomac

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

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

abdómen m inan (Cyrillic spelling абдо́мен)

1. abdomen

   Synonym: tr̀buh (“stomach”)

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• IPA^(key): /abˈdomen/ [aβ̞ˈð̞o.mẽn]

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• Rhymes: -omen
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧men

abdomen m (plural abdómenes)

1. abdomen

   Synonym: vientre

• “abdomen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Borrowed from Spanish abdomen, from Latin abdōmen.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔabˈdomen/ [ʔɐbˈd̪oː.mɛn̪]
    • Rhymes: -omen
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔabdomen/ [ˌʔab.d̪oˈmɛn̪] (English influence)
    • Rhymes: -abdomen
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧men

abdomen or ábdomén (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔) (uncommon)

1. abdomen

   Synonyms: tiyan, sikmura

• “abdomen”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “abdomen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 2

From Latin abdōmen.

abdomen (definite accusative abdomeni, plural abdomenler)

1. abdomen

• abdominal

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