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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uterus (plural uteri or uteruses)
- (anatomy) The womb, an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
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Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
womb — see womb
Further reading[edit]
- “uterus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “uterus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “uterus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English uterus, from Latin uterus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uterus m inan
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- uterus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- uterus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin uterus, from Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
utèrus (first-person possessive uterusku, second-person possessive uterusmu, third-person possessive uterusnya)
Alternative forms[edit]
- uterus /utərus/ (Standard Malay)
Related terms[edit]
- saudara (“sibling”, literally “from the same womb”)
Further reading[edit]
- “uterus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.te.rus/, [ˈʊt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.te.rus/, [ˈuːt̪erus]
Noun[edit]
uterus m (genitive uterī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uterus | uterī |
| Genitive | uterī | uterōrum |
| Dative | uterō | uterīs |
| Accusative | uterum | uterōs |
| Ablative | uterō | uterīs |
| Vocative | utere | uterī |
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- “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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uterus (Jawi spelling اوتروس, plural uterus-uterus, informal 1st possessive uterusku, 2nd possessive uterusmu, 3rd possessive uterusnya)
Alternative forms[edit]
- utèrus /utɛrus/ (Indonesian)
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “uterus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uterus (definite accusative uterusu, plural uteruslar)
Further reading[edit]
- “uterus”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “uterus”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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