vertebra

== English == === Etymology === Borrowing from Latin vertebra (“a joint”), from vertō (“to turn”) +‎ -bra (instrumental nominal suffix). Having multiple vertebrae (plural of vertebra) in one's backbone instead of having a single bone or solid spine, allows for the movement of the body with bends and turns. Hence meaning 1. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.tɪb.ɹə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.təb.ɹə/, /ˈvɝ.təˌbɹeɪ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹə === Noun === vertebra (plural vertebrae or (obsolete) vertebræ or vertebras) (anatomy) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord. Synonym: (rare) spondyle Hyponym: anticlinal vertebra Meronyms: see Thesaurus:vertebra ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== vertebrally ==== Translations ==== === See also === coccyx === References === “vertebra”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “vertebra”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /verˈtebra/ Rhymes: -ebra Syllabification: ver‧te‧bra === Adjective === vertebra (accusative singular vertebran, plural vertebraj, accusative plural vertebrajn) vertebrate ==== Antonyms ==== malvertebra (“invertebrate”) ==== Hypernyms ==== ĥordohava, ĥordula (“chordate”) ==== Related terms ==== vertebro (“a vertebrate”) === Further reading === “vertebra”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “vertebra”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin vertebra (“a joint, vertebra of the spine”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /vɛrˈtebra/ [fɛrˈt̪e.bra] Rhymes: -ebra Syllabification: ver‧te‧bra === Noun === vertebra (plural vertebra-vertebra) (anatomy) backbone, spinal column, spine, vertebral column Synonyms: tulang belakang, tulang punggung, spina (anatomy) vertebra === Further reading === “vertebra”, 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 == === Noun === vertebra (plural vertebras) vertebra == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin vertebra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɛr.te.bra/ Rhymes: -ɛrtebra Hyphenation: vèr‧te‧bra === Noun === vertebra f (plural vertebre) (anatomy) vertebra ==== Related terms ==== vertebra cervicale vertebrale vertebra lombare vertebrato vertebra toracica === Further reading === vertebra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === tra breve == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈwɛr.tɛ.bra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈvɛr.te.bra] === Etymology 1 === From vertō (“to turn”) + -bra (instrumental nominal suffix). Doublet of vertebrum. ==== Noun ==== vertebra f (genitive vertebrae); first declension a joint (anatomy) a joint, vertebra of the spine ===== Inflection ===== First-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== vertebrālis (adjective) vertebrātus (adjective) ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== vertebra n nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vertebrum === References === “vertebra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “vertebra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɾˈtebɾa/ [beɾˈt̪e.β̞ɾa] Rhymes: -ebɾa Syllabification: ver‧te‧bra === Verb === vertebra inflection of vertebrar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative