abdominal
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen. Equivalent to abdomin- + -al. Compare French abdominal.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/
(US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/
Hyphenation: ab‧dom‧i‧nal
=== Adjective ===
abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]
(ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19th century.]
(ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19th century.]
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
==== Synonyms ====
(of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
abdomin-
abdomino-
==== Translations ====
==== See also ====
coelo-
=== Noun ===
abdominal (plural abdominals)
(zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
(colloquial) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.]
==== Synonyms ====
(fish): Cypriniformes.
=== References ===
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central) [əb.du.miˈnal]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [əb.do.miˈnal]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [ab.do.miˈnal]
Rhymes: -al
Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal
=== Adjective ===
abdominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)
abdominal
==== Related terms ====
abdomen
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From New Latin abdōminālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ab.dɔ.mi.nal/
Homophones: abdominale, abdominales
=== Adjective ===
abdominal (feminine abdominale, masculine plural abdominaux, feminine plural abdominales)
abdominal; of the abdomen
=== Further reading ===
“abdominal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
From New Latin abdōminālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /apdomiˈnaːl/
Rhymes: -aːl
=== Adjective ===
abdominal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular abdominaler, not comparable)
abdominal
==== Declension ====
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from New Latin abdōminālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /abdoˈminal/ [ap̚.doˈmi.nal]
Rhymes: -inal
Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal
=== Adjective ===
abdominal (comparative lebih abdominal, superlative paling abdominal)
abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)
(ichthyology) abdominal (having abdominal fins)
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“abdominal”, 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
== Interlingua ==
=== Adjective ===
abdominal (not comparable)
abdominal
==== Related terms ====
abdomine
== Norwegian Bokmål ==
=== Etymology ===
From New Latin abdōminālis (“abdominal”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /abdɔmɪˈnɑːl/
Rhymes: -ɑːl
Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal
=== Adjective ===
abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)
(anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)
==== Related terms ====
abdomen (“abdomen”)
==== See also ====
bakkropp (“abdomen, hind body”)
buk (“abdomen”)
bukhule (“peritoneum”)
=== References ===
“abdominal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“abdominal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal
=== Adjective ===
abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)
abdominal
=== Noun ===
abdominal m (plural abdominais)
sit-up
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“abdominal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“abdominal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“abdominal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Romanian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
абдоминал (abdominal) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French abdominal.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /abdomiˈnal/
Rhymes: -al
Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nál
=== Adjective ===
abdominal m or n (feminine singular abdominală, masculine plural abdominali, feminine/neuter plural abdominale)
abdominal
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“abdominal”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /abdomiˈnal/ [aβ̞.ð̞o.miˈnal]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal
=== Adjective ===
abdominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abdominales)
abdominal
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
abdominal m (plural abdominales)
abdominal muscle
sit-up
==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“abdominal”, 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
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From New Latin abdōminālis.
=== Adjective ===
abdominal (not comparable)
abdominal
==== Declension ====
== Tagalog ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish abdominal.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔabdomiˈnal/ [ʔɐb.d̪o.mɪˈn̪al]
Rhymes: -al
Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal
=== Adjective ===
abdominál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜎ᜔)
abdominal
=== Further reading ===
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