pelve
Galician
Noun
pelve f (plural pelves)
- pelvis
Interlingua
Noun
pelve (plural pelves)
- pelvis
Related terms
- pelvic
Latin
Noun
pelve
- ablative singular of pelvis
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- pélvis
Etymology
From Latin pelvis (“bowl”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“container”)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛw.vi/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛw.ve/
Noun
pelve f (plural pelves)
- (anatomy) pelvis
Synonyms
- bacia (colloquial)
Meronyms
- anca, cóccix, ílio, ísquio, púbis, sacro
Related terms
- cintura
- pélvico
- quadril