abdominal

English

Etymology

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen[1]. Equivalent to abdomen +‎ -al. Compare French abdominal.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧dom‧i‧nal

Adjective

abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)

  1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.][2]
    abdominal muscles
    abdominal cavity
  2. (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19th century.][2]
  3. (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19th century.][2]
  4. (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

Synonyms
  • (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Noun

abdominal (plural abdominals)

  1. (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
  2. (colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.][2]

Synonyms

References
  1. Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
  2. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdominal”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Catalan

Etymology

From New Latin abdōminālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abdominal (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)

  1. abdominal

French

Etymology

From New Latin abdōminālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abdominal (feminine abdominale, masculine plural abdominaux, feminine plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal; of the abdomen

Further reading

German

Etymology

From New Latin abdōminālis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /apdomiˈnaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

abdominal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular abdominaler, not comparable)

  1. abdominal

Declension
Positive forms of abdominal (uncomparable, no predicate)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative — — — —
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative abdominaler abdominale abdominales abdominale
genitive abdominalen abdominaler abdominalen abdominaler
dative abdominalem abdominaler abdominalem abdominalen
accusative abdominalen abdominale abdominales abdominale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der abdominale die abdominale das abdominale die abdominalen
genitive des abdominalen der abdominalen des abdominalen der abdominalen
dative dem abdominalen der abdominalen dem abdominalen den abdominalen
accusative den abdominalen die abdominale das abdominale die abdominalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein abdominaler eine abdominale ein abdominales (keine) abdominalen
genitive eines abdominalen einer abdominalen eines abdominalen (keiner) abdominalen
dative einem abdominalen einer abdominalen einem abdominalen (keinen) abdominalen
accusative einen abdominalen eine abdominale ein abdominales (keine) abdominalen

Interlingua

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

  1. abdominal

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From New Latin abdōminālis (“abdominal”), from Latin abdōmen (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”) (with the suffix -ālis (forms adjectives), from Proto-Indo-European *-li-, possibly from *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”)), 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).

Equivalent to abdomen +‎ -al, first part 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). Last part from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abdɔmɪˈnɑːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːl
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

Adjective

abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)
    • 2015 February 18, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening):
      mannen [hadde] et påfallende rundt ansikt, abdominal fedme og tynne ekstremiteter
      the man [had] a striking round face, abdominal obesity and thin extremities
    abdominalt støttebelte ved brokk
    abdominal support belt for hernia

See also
  • bakkropp (“abdomen, hind body”)
  • buk (“abdomen”)
  • bukhule (“peritoneum”)

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bi.do.miˈnaw/ [a.bi.do.miˈnaʊ̯], /ab.do.miˈnaw/ [ab.do.miˈnaʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ab.do.miˈnaw/ [ab.do.miˈnaʊ̯], /a.bi.do.miˈnaw/ [a.bi.do.miˈnaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bdu.miˈnal/ [ɐ.βðu.miˈnaɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

Adjective

abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)

  1. abdominal

Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominais)

  1. sit-up

Romanian

Etymology

From French abdominal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ab.do.miˈnal/

Adjective

abdominal m or n (feminine singular abdominală, masculine plural abdominali, feminine and neuter plural abdominale)

  1. abdominal

Declension
Declension of abdominal
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite abdominal abdominală abdominali abdominale
definite abdominalul abdominala abdominalii abdominalele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite abdominal abdominale abdominali abdominale
definite abdominalului abdominalei abdominalilor abdominalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin abdōminālis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abdomiˈnal/ [aβ̞.ð̞o.miˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

Adjective

abdominal (plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal

Derived terms

Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominales)

  1. abdominal muscle
  2. sit-up

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

abdomen +‎ -al

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

  1. abdominal

Declension
Inflection of abdominal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular abdominal — —
Neuter singular abdominalt — —
Plural abdominala — —
Masculine plural3 abdominale — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 abdominale — —
All abdominala — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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