abdomen

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1541. Borrowed from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæb.də.mən/, /æbˈdəʊ.mən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæb.də.mən/, /æbˈdoʊ.mən/ Rhymes: -əʊmən === Noun === abdomen (plural abdomens or abdomina) (obsolete) The fat surrounding the belly. [mid 16th c. – late 17th c.] (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.] Synonyms: belly, tummy, (informal) stomach; see also Thesaurus:belly (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.] (zoology, entomology) The posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda. [from late 18th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== abdominal abdominally abdominous ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Abdomen in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) “abdomen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin abdōmen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: abdo‧men === Noun === abdomen (plural abdomina or abdomens, diminutive abdomentjie) (anatomy) abdomen == Basque == === Etymology === From Spanish abdomen (“abdomen”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abdomen/ [aβ̞.ð̞o.mẽn] Rhymes: -omen, -en Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men === Noun === abdomen inan (anatomy) abdomen Synonym: sabelalde ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “abdomen”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin abdōmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əbˈdɔ.mən] IPA(key): (Valencia) [abˈdɔ.men] === Noun === abdomen m (plural abdòmens) abdomen ==== Derived terms ==== abdominal == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin abdōmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.dɔ.mɛn/ === Noun === abdomen m (plural abdomens) abdomen ==== Derived terms ==== abdominal === Further reading === “abdomen”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdōmen. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /abˈdomən/ [ap̚ˈdo.mən] IPA(key): /abˈdomen/ [ap̚ˈdo.mɛn] Syllabification: ab‧do‧men === Noun === abdomên or abdomen abdomen (the belly, or any of the similar part, not including the back) Synonym: perut abdomen (the cavity of such part) (entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of an arthropod's body) ==== Compounds ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “abdomen”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Etymology === Of unclear origin; often suggested to be from abdō (“to hide, conceal”) +‎ -men, though De Vaan does not find this convincing. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [abˈdoː.mɛn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [abˈdɔː.men] === Noun === abdōmen n (genitive abdōminis); third declension (anatomy) belly, abdomen (by extension of meaning) gluttony ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem). ==== Derived terms ==== abdōminālis ==== Descendants ==== === References === “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. == Malay == === Alternative forms === abdoman (1924-1972) === Etymology === Borrowed from English abdomen, from Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + -dō (“put, place”). === Pronunciation === (English-based) IPA(key): [ɛp̚.do.mən] (spelling-based) IPA(key): [ap̚.do.mən] Rhymes: -mən, -ən Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men === Noun === abdomen (Jawi spelling ابدومن, plural abdomen-abdomen or abdomen2) abdomen (the belly, or any of the similar part, not including the back) Synonym: perut abdomen (the cavity of such part) (entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of an arthropod's body). === References === "abdomen" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abdō (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *dō (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ (creates action nouns or result nouns). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abˈduːmən/ Rhymes: -ən Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men === Noun === abdomen n (definite singular abdomenet, indefinite plural abdomen or abdomina, definite plural abdomena or abdomenene or abdominaene) (anatomy, entomology) abdomen, belly (or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis) Synonyms: buk, underliv (zoology, entomology) abdomen (the posterior section of the body, behind the thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda) Synonym: bakkropp ==== Derived terms ==== abdominal === References === “abdomen” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “abdomen” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “abdomen” in Store medisinske leksikon “abdomen (zoology)” in Store norske leksikon == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin abdōmen. First attested in 1791. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abˈdɔ.mɛn/ Rhymes: -ɔmɛn Syllabification: ab‧do‧men === Noun === abdomen m inan abdomen (of a person) Synonym: brzuch (arthropod anatomy) abdomen (of an insect) Synonym: odwłok ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === abdomen in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin abdōmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abdoˈmen/ Rhymes: -en Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mén === Noun === abdomen n (plural abdomene) (anatomy) abdomen, belly Synonyms: bendeu, burtă, pântece, vintre ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== abdominal === See also === stomac == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin abdōmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abdǒːmen/ Hyphenation: ab‧do‧men === Noun === abdómen m inan (Cyrillic spelling абдо́мен) abdomen Synonym: tr̀buh (“stomach”) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin abdōmen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /abˈdomen/ [aβ̞ˈð̞o.mẽn] Rhymes: -omen Syllabification: ab‧do‧men === Noun === abdomen m (plural abdómenes) abdomen Synonym: vientre ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “abdomen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish abdomen, from Latin abdōmen. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabˈdomen/ [ʔɐbˈd̪oː.mɛn̪] Rhymes: -omen IPA(key): /ˈʔabdomen/ [ˌʔab.d̪oˈmɛn̪] (English influence) Rhymes: -abdomen Syllabification: ab‧do‧men === Noun === abdomen or ábdomén (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈ᜔) (anatomy, uncommon) abdomen Synonyms: tiyan, sikmura ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “abdomen”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “abdomen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 2 == Turkish == === Etymology === From Latin abdōmen. === Noun === abdomen (definite accusative abdomeni, plural abdomenler) abdomen ==== Derived terms ==== abdominal === References === Nişanyan Sözlük: "abdomen"