uterus

See also: Uterus and utérus

English

Etymology

    From Latin uterus (womb, belly), from Proto-Indo-European *úderos (abdomen, stomach), from *úd (out, outward) +‎ *-eros (contrastive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/
    • Audio (US):(file)
    • Hyphenation: u‧ter‧us

    Noun

    uterus (plural uteri or uteruses)

    1. (anatomy, countable) A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
      Synonyms: belly, matrix (now archaic), metra, womb
      1. (zoology) A similar part in some non-mammals.

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Czech: uterus
    • Malay: uterus
    • Swahili: uterasi

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    Czech

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Borrowed from English uterus, from Latin uterus.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [ˈutɛrus]
      • Hyphenation: ute‧rus

      Noun

      uterus m inan

      1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
        Synonym: děloha

      Declension

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      Indonesian

      Etymology

        Learned borrowing from Latin uterus, from Proto-Indo-European *úderos (abdomen, stomach), from *úd (out, outward) +‎ *-eros (contrastive suffix).

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): [ˈʊtɛrʊs]
        • Rhymes: -ɛrʊs
        • Hyphenation: utè‧rus

        Noun

        utèrus (plural uterus-uterus)

        1. (anatomy, medicine, zoology) womb, uterus
          Synonyms: kandungan, peranakan, rahim

        Alternative forms

        • saudara (sibling, literally from the same womb)

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        Latin

        Alternative forms

        Etymology

          From Proto-Indo-European *úderos (abdomen, stomach), from *úd (out, outward) +‎ *-eros (contrastive suffix).[1][2]

          Pronunciation

          Noun

          uterus m (genitive uterī); second declension

          1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
            Synonyms: mātrīx, uterum
          2. fetus, newborn
          3. belly, paunch

          Declension

          Second-declension noun.

          singular plural
          nominative uterus uterī
          genitive uterī uterōrum
          dative uterō uterīs
          accusative uterum uterōs
          ablative uterō uterīs
          vocative utere uterī

          Descendants

          References

          1. ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 282
          2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “uterus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 647

          Further reading

          • uterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
          • uterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
          • uterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

          Malay

          Etymology

            From Latin uterus (womb, belly).

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /utərus/
            • Hyphenation: u‧te‧rus

            Noun

            uterus (Jawi spelling اوتروس, plural uterus-uterus)

            1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
              Synonyms: peranakan, kandung, kandungan, rahim

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            Turkish

            Etymology

              Borrowed from Latin uterus.

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): /uˈte.ɾus/
              • Hyphenation: u‧te‧rus

              Noun

              uterus (definite accusative uterusu, plural uteruslar)

              1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
                Synonyms: döl yatağı, (obsolete) meşime, rahim

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