abdominal

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen.^[1] Equivalent to abdomin- +‎ -al. Compare French abdominal.

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

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• Hyphenation: ab‧dom‧i‧nal

abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)

1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18^th century.]^[2]

   abdominal muscles

   abdominal cavity

2. (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19^th century.]^[2]
3. (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19^th century.]^[2]
4. (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

• (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

• abdomin-
• abdomino-

• coelo-

abdominal (plural abdominals)

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

• (fish): Cypriniformes.

Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əb.du.miˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əb.do.miˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ab.do.miˈnal]

abdominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)

1. abdominal

• abdomen

From New Latin abdōminālis.

• IPA^(key): /ab.dɔ.mi.nal/

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• Homophones: abdominale, abdominales

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

1. abdominal; of the abdomen

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

From New Latin abdōminālis.

• IPA^(key): /apdomiˈnaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

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abdominal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular abdominaler, not comparable)

1. abdominal

Ultimately from New Latin abdōminālis.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /abdoˈminal/ [ap̚.doˈmi.nal]

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• Rhymes: -inal
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

abdominal (comparative lebih abdominal, superlative paling abdominal)

1. abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)
2. (ichthyology) abdominal (having abdominal fins)

• “abdominal” 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.

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

• abdomine

From New Latin abdōminālis (“abdominal”).

• IPA^(key): /abdɔmɪˈnɑːl/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːl
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)

1. (anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)

   Abdominalt støttebelte ved brokk.

   Abdominal support belt for hernia.

   • 2015 February 18, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening):

     mannen [hadde] et påfallende rundt ansikt, abdominal fedme og tynne ekstremiteter

     the man [had] a striking round face, abdominal obesity and thin extremities

• abdomen (“abdomen”)

• bakkropp (“abdomen, hind body”)
• buk (“abdomen”)
• bukhule (“peritoneum”)

• “abdominal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abdominal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

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• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)

1. abdominal

abdominal m (plural abdominais)

1. sit-up

• “abdominal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Borrowed from French abdominal.

• IPA^(key): /abdomiˈnal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nál

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

1. abdominal

Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

• IPA^(key): /abdomiˈnal/ [aβ̞.ð̞o.miˈnal]

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• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

abdominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abdominales)

1. abdominal

abdominal m (plural abdominales)

1. abdominal muscle
2. sit-up

• “abdominal”, 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

abdomen +‎ -al

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

Borrowed from Spanish abdominal.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔabdomiˈnal/ [ʔɐb.d̪o.mɪˈn̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

abdominál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜎ᜔)

1. abdominal

• 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