abomasum

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From New Latin abomāsum, from ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”)

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.oʊˈmeɪ.səm/

Noun

abomasum (plural abomasa)

  1. The fourth or digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum.
    Synonyms: rennet stomach, rennet bag

Translations

Latin

Etymology

ab- (“away from”) +‎ omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.boˈmaː.sum/, [a.bɔˈmaː.sũ]

Noun

abomāsum n (genitive abomāsī); second declension

  1. abomasum

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative abomāsum abomāsa
Genitive abomāsī abomāsōrum
Dative abomāsō abomāsīs
Accusative abomāsum abomāsa
Ablative abomāsō abomāsīs
Vocative abomāsum abomāsa

Descendants

Malay

Etymology

From New Latin abomāsum, from Latin ab- (“away from”) + omāsum (“tripe of a bullock”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abomasum/

Noun

abomasum (Jawi spelling ابوماسوم‎, plural abomasum-abomasum, informal first-person possessive abomasumku, informal second-person possessive abomasummu, third-person possessive abomasumnya)

  1. Abomasum (fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant)
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