abdominal

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen[1]. Compare French abdominal.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/

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abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)

1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18^th century.][2]

   abdominal muscles

   abdominal cavity

2. (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19^th century.][2]
3. (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19^th century.][2]
4. (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

• (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

abdominal (plural abdominals)

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

• (fish): Cypriniformes.

From New Latin abdōminālis.

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əb.do.miˈnal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əb.du.miˈnal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ab.do.miˈnal/

abdominal (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)

1. abdominal

• abdomen

From New Latin abdōminālis.

• IPA^(key): /ab.dɔ.mi.nal/

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• Homophones: abdominale, abdominales

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

1. abdominal; of the abdomen.

• “abdominal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From New Latin abdōminālis.

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

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abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

• abdomine

From New Latin abdōminālis.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ab(i)domɪˈnaʊ̯/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aβðomɪˈnaɫ/
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)

1. abdominal

abdominal m (plural abdominais)

1. sit-up

• abdómen

From French abdominal.

• IPA^(key): /ab.do.miˈnal/

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

1. abdominal

From New Latin abdōminālis.

• IPA^(key): /abdomiˈnal/, [aβðomiˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

abdominal (plural abdominales)

1. abdominal

abdominal m (plural abdominales)

1. abdominal muscle
2. sit-up

• abdomen

• “abdominal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

abdomen +‎ -al

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal