ischion

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /is.kjɔ̃/
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Noun

ischion m (plural ischions)

(anatomy) ischium

Further reading

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

Latin

Alternative forms

ischium

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip-joint”, “haunch”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.kʰi.on/, [ˈɪs.kʰi.ɔn]

Noun

ischion n (genitive ischiī); second declension

(usually in the plural) (anatomy) the hip-joint or hipbone

Declension

Second declension, Greek type.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ischion	ischia
Genitive	ischiī	ischiōrum
Dative	ischiō	ischiīs
Accusative	ischion	ischia
Ablative	ischiō	ischiīs
Vocative	ischion	ischia

Synonyms

(hip-joint of hipbone): coxa (pure Latin)

Descendants

English: ischium

References

ischĭa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ischĭa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette: “860/1”
“ischia” on page 971/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

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