dermal

dermal

English

Etymology

From derm +‎ -al. First attested in the early 19th century.[1]

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [ˈdɜːməɫ]
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)məl

Adjective

dermal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue)

   Synonyms: dermic, dermatic

   The dermal muscles in the face are used to form expressions.

Derived terms

• dermal bone
• nondermal

Translations

of or pertaining to skin

Arabic: جِلْدِيّ‎ (jildiyy) Belarusian: ску́рны (skúrny) Bulgarian: ко́жен (kóžen) Czech: kožní (cs), dermální (cs) Esperanto: derma Finnish: iho- French: dermique (fr) German: dermal (de), Haut- (de), Derma- Ido: dermala (io) Irish: deirmeach Italian: dermico (it) Macedonian: кожен (kožen) Polish: skórny (pl) Portuguese: dérmico Romanian: dermic (ro) Russian: ко́жный (ru) (kóžnyj), дерма́льный (ru) (dɛrmálʹnyj) (formal) Slovak: kožný (sk) Spanish: dérmico (es) Ukrainian: шкі́рний (škírnyj)

Noun

dermal (plural dermals)

1. A body piercing consisting of an object positioned partially below and partially above the skin.
   • 2013, Genia Gaffaney, The Art of Body Piercing:

     Anchors with holes in the heel and toe of the foot are for dermals that are meant to be permanent. As the piercing heals, the tissue attaches to the foot around the holes, anchoring it in.

References

1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “dermal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Del Mar, Delmar, mardle, marled, medlar, merlad

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛʁˈmaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) +‎ -al, possible influenced by English dermal.

Adjective

dermal (strong nominative masculine singular dermaler, not comparable)

1. dermal

   Synonyms: (rare) dermatal; dermatisch; Haut-

Declension

Positive forms of dermal (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist dermal	sie ist dermal	es ist dermal	sie sind dermal
strong declension (without article)	nominative	dermaler	dermale	dermales	dermale
	genitive	dermalen	dermaler	dermalen	dermaler
	dative	dermalem	dermaler	dermalem	dermalen
	accusative	dermalen	dermale	dermales	dermale
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der dermale	die dermale	das dermale	die dermalen
	genitive	des dermalen	der dermalen	des dermalen	der dermalen
	dative	dem dermalen	der dermalen	dem dermalen	den dermalen
	accusative	den dermalen	die dermale	das dermale	die dermalen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein dermaler	eine dermale	ein dermales	(keine) dermalen
	genitive	eines dermalen	einer dermalen	eines dermalen	(keiner) dermalen
	dative	einem dermalen	einer dermalen	einem dermalen	(keinen) dermalen
	accusative	einen dermalen	eine dermale	ein dermales	(keine) dermalen

Further reading

• “dermal” in Duden online
• “dermal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “dermal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Adverb

dermal

1. Alternative form of dermalen

Further reading

• “dermal” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deɾˈmal/ [d̪eɾˈmal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: der‧mal

Adjective

dermal (plural dermales)

1. dermal