distal

English

Etymology

From distant +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɪs.təl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪstəl

Adjective

distal (comparative more distal, superlative most distal)

  1. (anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin.
    Antonym: proximal
    the distal end of a bone or muscle
  2. (dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
  3. (linguistics) Far or farther from the speaker.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “remote from the point, farther from the speaker”): proximal
  • (antonym(s) of “dentistry”): mesial

Coordinate terms

human anatomy direction adjectivesedit
dentistry location adjectivesedit

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.tal/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

distal (feminine distale, masculine plural distaux, feminine plural distales)

  1. (anatomy) distal

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪsˈtaːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

distal (strong nominative masculine singular distaler, not comparable)

  1. distal

Declension

Positive forms of distal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist distal sie ist distal es ist distal sie sind distal
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative distaler distale distales distale
genitive distalen distaler distalen distaler
dative distalem distaler distalem distalen
accusative distalen distale distales distale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der distale die distale das distale die distalen
genitive des distalen der distalen des distalen der distalen
dative dem distalen der distalen dem distalen den distalen
accusative den distalen die distale das distale die distalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein distaler eine distale ein distales (keine) distalen
genitive eines distalen einer distalen eines distalen (keiner) distalen
dative einem distalen einer distalen einem distalen (keinen) distalen
accusative einen distalen eine distale ein distales (keine) distalen

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch distaal.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdistal/ [ˈdis.t̪al]
  • Rhymes: -istal
  • Syllabification: dis‧tal

Adjective

distal (comparative lebih distal, superlative paling distal)

    1. (anatomy, geology) remote from the point of attachment or origin.
    2. (dentistry) facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
    3. (linguistics) far or farther from the speaker.

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒisˈtaw/ [d͡ʒisˈtaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /diʃˈtal/ [diʃˈtaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /diʃˈta.li/

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: dis‧tal

Adjective

distal m or f (plural distais)

  1. (anatomy, geology) distal (remote from the point of attachment or origin)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French distal.

Adjective

distal m or n (feminine singular distală, masculine plural distali, feminine and neuter plural distale)

  1. (anatomy) distal

Declension

Declension of distal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite distal distală distali distale
definite distalul distala distalii distalele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite distal distale distali distale
definite distalului distalei distalilor distalelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /disˈtal/ [d̪isˈt̪al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: dis‧tal

Adjective

distal m or f (masculine and feminine plural distales)

  1. (anatomy) distal

Derived terms

Further reading

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