epidermis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin epidermis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís) (ἐπί, on top of) + dermis (< δέρμα(derma), skin)
Noun
epidermis (plural epidermides or epidermises)
- The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
- The similar outer layer of cells in invertebrates and plants
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
skin's outer layer in animals
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plant's outer layer
Catalan
Derived terms
Related terms
- epidèrmic
Further reading
- “epidermis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “epidermis” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “epidermis” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “epidermis” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐπιδερμίς (epidermís), from ἐπί (epí, “on top of”) + δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /e.piˈder.mis/, [ɛ.pɪˈdɛr.mɪs]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | epidermis | epidermidēs |
Genitive | epidermidis | epidermidum |
Dative | epidermidī | epidermidibus |
Accusative | epidermidem | epidermidēs |
Ablative | epidermide | epidermidibus |
Vocative | epidermis | epidermidēs |
Related terms
Descendants
- English: epidermis
References
- epidermis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- epidermis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /epiˈdermis/, [epiˈðermis]
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “epidermis” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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