uterus
See also: Uterus and utérus
English
Etymology
From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈjuː.təɹ.əs/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: u‧ter‧us
Noun
uterus (plural uteri or uteruses)
- (anatomy) The womb, an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
Synonyms
- matrix (now archaic)
- metra
- womb
Derived terms
- uterine
- corpus uteri
Related terms
- hystera
- hysteria
- hysterectomy
- in utero
Descendants
- → Czech: uterus
- → Malay: uterus
Translations
womb — see womb
Further reading
- uterus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- uterus in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- uterus at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- suture
Czech
Alternative forms
- uter
Etymology
From English uterus, from Latin uterus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈutɛrus]
- Hyphenation: ute‧rus
Noun
uterus m inan
- (anatomy) womb, uterus
- Synonym: děloha
Declension
Declension of uterus
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | uterus | utery |
| genitive | uteru | uterů |
| dative | uteru | uterům |
| accusative | uterus | utery |
| vocative | utere | utery |
| locative | uteru | uterech |
| instrumental | uterem | utery |
Further reading
- uterus in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- uterus in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin uterus, from Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʊtɛrʊs]
- Rhymes: -rʊs, -ʊs, -s
- Hyphenation: utè‧rus
Noun
utèrus (first-person possessive uterusku, second-person possessive uterusmu, third-person possessive uterusnya)
- (anatomy, medicine, zoology) womb, uterus
- Synonyms: kandungan, peranakan, rahim
Alternative forms
- uterus /utərus/ (Standard Malay)
Related terms
- saudara (“sibling”, literally “from the same womb”)
Further reading
- “uterus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
Alternative forms
- uterum
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.te.rus/, [ˈʊt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.te.rus/, [ˈuːt̪erus]
Noun
uterus m (genitive uterī); second declension
- (anatomy) womb, uterus
- fetus, newborn
- belly, paunch
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uterus | uterī |
| Genitive | uterī | uterōrum |
| Dative | uterō | uterīs |
| Accusative | uterum | uterōs |
| Ablative | uterō | uterīs |
| Vocative | utere | uterī |
Related terms
- uterculus
- uterīnus
Descendants
- Catalan: úter
- English: uterus
- → Czech: uterus
- → Malay: uterus
- French: utérus
- Galician: útero
- Interlingua: utero
- Italian: utero
- Malay: uterus
- Piedmontese: ùter/üter
- Portuguese: útero
- Romanian: uter
- Sicilian: ùtiru
- Spanish: útero
- → Turkish: uterus
References
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 282
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “uterus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 647
Further reading
- “uterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “uterus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- uterus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Malay
Etymology
From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /utərus/
Noun
uterus (Jawi spelling اوتروس, plural uterus-uterus, informal 1st possessive uterusku, 2nd possessive uterusmu, 3rd possessive uterusnya)
- (anatomy) Womb, uterus
Alternative forms
- utèrus /utɛrus/ (Indonesian)
Synonyms
- peranakan
- kandung
- kandungan
- rahim
Further reading
- “uterus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin uterus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈte.ɾus/
- Hyphenation: u‧te‧rus
Noun
uterus (definite accusative uterusu, plural uteruslar)
- (anatomy) womb, uterus
- Synonyms: döl yatağı, (obsolete) meşime, rahim
Further reading
- uterus in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “uterus”, in Nişanyan Sözlük