epidermis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís) (ἐπί, on top of) + dermis (< δέρμα(derma), skin)

Noun

epidermis (plural epidermides or epidermises)

  1. The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
  2. The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants

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Catalan

Noun

epidermis f (plural epidermis)

  1. (anatomy) epidermis

Derived terms

  • epidèrmic

Further reading


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís), from ἐπί (epí, on top of) + δέρμα (dérma, skin).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈder.mis/, [ɛ.pɪˈdɛr.mɪs]

Noun

epidermis f (genitive epidermidis); third declension

  1. epidermis, cuticle, surface skin

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative epidermis epidermidēs
Genitive epidermidis epidermidum
Dative epidermidī epidermidibus
Accusative epidermidem epidermidēs
Ablative epidermide epidermidibus
Vocative epidermis epidermidēs

Descendants

References

  • epidermis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • epidermis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /epiˈdermis/, [epiˈðermis]

Noun

epidermis f (plural epidermis)

  1. (anatomy) epidermis

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