ischium

English

Etymology

17th century, from Latin ischium, from Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip joint”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪskɪəm/

Noun

ischium (plural ischia)

(anatomy) The lowest of the three bones that make up each side of the pelvis. [from 17th c.]

Coordinate terms

ilium
pubis

Derived terms

Translations

the lowest of three bones of the pelvis

Catalan: isqui m, ísquium m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 坐骨 (zh) (zuògǔ)
Dutch: zitbeen n
Finnish: istuinluu (fi)
French: ischion (fr) m
German: Sitzbein (de) n, Ischium n

Hungarian: ülőcsont (hu)
Japanese: 坐骨 (ざこつ, zakotsu)
Portuguese: ísquio m
Russian: седа́лищная кость f (sedáliščnaja kostʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: sednjača f
Spanish: isquion m
Volapük: skiad

See also

bone

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.kʰi.um/, [ˈɪs.kʰi.ũː]

Noun

ischium n (genitive ischiī or ischī); second declension

Alternative form of ischion

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ischium	ischia
Genitive	ischiī ischī¹	ischiōrum
Dative	ischiō	ischiīs
Accusative	ischium	ischia
Ablative	ischiō	ischiīs
Vocative	ischium	ischia

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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