abdomen

First attested in 1541.[1] Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + dere (“to put, place”).[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.də.mən/, /æbˈdəʊ.mən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.də.mən/, /æbˈdoʊ.mən/

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• Rhymes: -əʊmən

abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina)

1. (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.][2]
2. (anatomy) The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions. [from early 17th c.][2]

   Synonyms: belly, tummy, stomach (informal); see also Thesaurus:belly

3. (anatomy) The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. [from early 17th c.][2]

   He was all bent over complaining of pains in the abdomen.

4. (zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [from late 18th c.][2]

• abdominal
• abdominally
• abdominous

• abdomen at OneLook Dictionary Search

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /əbˈdɔ.mən/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /abˈdo.men/

abdomen m (plural abdòmens)

1. abdomen

• abdominal

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• IPA^(key): /ab.dɔ.mɛn/

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abdomen m (plural abdomens)

1. abdomen

• “abdomen” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Of unclear origin; often suggested to be from abdō (“to hide, conceal”) +‎ -men, though de Vaan doesn't find this convincing.[1]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /abˈdoː.men/, [abˈdoː.mɛn]

abdōmen n (genitive abdōminis); third declension

1. (anatomy) belly, abdomen
2. (by extension of meaning) gluttony
3. accusative singular of abdōmen
4. vocative singular of abdōmen

Third declension neuter.

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

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• IPA^(key): /abdomən/

abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن‎, plural abdomen-abdomen, informal first-person possessive abdomenku, informal second-person possessive abdomenmu, third-person possessive abdomennya)

1. Abdomen (belly)

Borrowed from French abdomen, Latin abdomen.

• IPA^(key): /ab.doˈmen/

abdomen n (plural abdomene)

1. (anatomy) abdomen, belly

   Synonyms: burtă, pântece, vintre

• abdominal

• stomac

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• IPA^(key): /abdǒːmen/
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men

abdómen m (Cyrillic spelling абдо́мен)

1. abdomen

• tr̀buh (“stomach”)

Borrowed from Latin abdōmen.

• IPA^(key): /abˈdomen/, [aβˈðomẽn]

abdomen m (plural abdómenes)

1. abdomen

   Synonym: vientre

• abdominal

• “abdomen” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.