Thorax

See also: thorax

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).

Noun

Thorax m (genitive Thoraxes, plural Thoraxe or Thoraces)

  1. (anatomy) thorax (region of the mammalian body)

Declension
Declension of Thorax
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Thorax die Thoraxe
genitive eines des Thoraxes der Thoraxe
dative einem dem Thorax,
Thoraxe1		 den Thoraxen
accusative einen den Thorax die Thoraxe
1Now uncommon, see notes

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