philtrum

== English == === Alternative forms === filtrum (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed from the Latin philtrum (“a love potion”), from Ancient Greek φῐ́λτρον (phĭ́ltron, “a love charm; the dimple in the upper lip”). Doublet of philter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪl.tɹəm/ Hyphenation: phil‧trum === Noun === philtrum (plural philtra or philtrums) (anatomy) The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip. Synonym: infranasal depression (zootomy) The junction between the two halves of an animal's upper lip or nose. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Cupid's bow === References === “philtrum”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “philtrum”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. Henry Gray (1918), “XII. Surface Anatomy and Surface Markings”, in Anatomy of the Human Body‎[4], 2. Surface Markings of Special Regions of the Head and Neck == French == === Etymology === From the Ancient Greek φίλτρον (phíltron), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love, to kiss”). === Noun === philtrum m (plural philtrums) philtrum === Further reading === “philtrum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῐ́λτρον (phĭ́ltron, “a love charm”), derived from φῐλέω (phĭléō, “to love; to kiss”) +‎ -τρον (-tron, instrument noun suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpʰɪɫ.trũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfil.trum] === Noun === philtrum n (genitive philtrī); second declension (poetic, in the plural) love potion, philter ==== Inflection ==== Second-declension noun (neuter). ==== Descendants ==== → English: philter, philtrum French: feutre → Italian: filtro Sicilian: firtru → French: philtre (learned) === References === “philtrum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “philtrum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.