uterus
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)
- (anatomy, countable) A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
Derived terms
Related terms
- hystera
- hysterectomy
- hysteria
- in utero
Descendants
Translations
See also
- Müllerian ducts (embryological precursor)
- internal genitalia
Further reading
- “uterus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “uterus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “uterus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English uterus, from Latin uterus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈutɛrus]
- Hyphenation: ute‧rus
Noun
uterus m inan
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uterus | utery |
| genitive | uteru | uterů |
| dative | uteru | uterům |
| accusative | uterus | utery |
| vocative | utere | utery |
| locative | uteru | uterech |
| instrumental | uterem | utery |
Further reading
- “uterus”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “uterus”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
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)
Alternative forms
- uterus /utərus/ (Standard Malay)
Related terms
- saudara (“sibling”, literally “from the same womb”)
Further reading
- “uterus” 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.
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊ.tɛ.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈuː.t̪e.rus]
Noun
uterus m (genitive uterī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uterus | uterī |
| genitive | uterī | uterōrum |
| dative | uterō | uterīs |
| accusative | uterum | uterōs |
| ablative | uterō | uterīs |
| vocative | utere | uterī |
Related terms
- uterculus
- uterīnus
Descendants
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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)
Alternative forms
- utèrus (Indonesian)
Further reading
- “uterus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈte.ɾus/
- Hyphenation: u‧te‧rus
Noun
uterus (definite accusative uterusu, plural uteruslar)
Further reading
- “uterus”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “uterus”, in Nişanyan Sözlük