stomak

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estomac, from Latin stomachus, from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stómakhos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstumak/

Noun

stomak (plural stomakes)

  1. The stomach or guts:
    1. (figurative) Hunger, starvation.
    2. (figurative) One's emotional or sexual drive (supposedly coming from the stomach)
  2. An organ near the stomach.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: stomach
  • Scots: stamack

References

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stômaːk/

Noun

stȍmāk m inan (Cyrillic spelling сто̏ма̄к)

  1. stomach
  2. belly

Usage notes

The preferred literary word in Croatian is žèludac.

Declension

Declension of stomak
singular plural
nominative stomak stomaci
genitive stomaka stomaka
dative stomaku stomacima
accusative stomak stomake
vocative stomače stomaci
locative stomaku stomacima
instrumental stomakom stomacima

See also