uterus
English
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From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).
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edituterus (plural uteri or uteruses)
- (anatomy) A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
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editwomb — see womb
Further reading
edit- “uterus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “uterus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “uterus”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Borrowed from English uterus, from Latin uterus.
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edituterus m inan
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Learned borrowing from Latin uterus, from Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editutèrus (first-person possessive uterusku, second-person possessive uterusmu, third-person possessive uterusnya)
Alternative forms
edit- uterus /utərus/ (Standard Malay)
Related terms
edit- saudara (“sibling”, literally “from the same womb”)
Further reading
edit- “uterus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
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From Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu.te.rus/, [ˈʊt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.te.rus/, [ˈuːt̪erus]
Noun
edituterus m (genitive uterī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uterus | uterī |
| Genitive | uterī | uterōrum |
| Dative | uterō | uterīs |
| Accusative | uterum | uterōs |
| Ablative | uterō | uterīs |
| Vocative | utere | uterī |
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edit- ^ Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 282
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “uterus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 647
Further reading
edit- “uterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “uterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- uterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Malay
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From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”).
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edituterus (Jawi spelling اوتروس, plural uterus-uterus, informal 1st possessive uterusku, 2nd possessive uterusmu, 3rd possessive uterusnya)
Alternative forms
edit- utèrus (Indonesian)
Further reading
edit- “uterus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish
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edituterus (definite accusative uterusu, plural uteruslar)
Further reading
edit- “uterus”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “uterus”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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