femur

See also: Femur, fémur, fèmur, and fêmur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin femur (“thigh”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -iːmə(r)

Noun

femur (plural femurs or femora)

  1. (anatomy) A thighbone.
  2. A segment of the leg of an insect or arachnid.

Derived terms

Translations
thighbone — see thighbone
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References
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Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

Unknown. The r/n inflection is rather archaic (as also seen in iecur and iter), but no secure Proto-Indo-European origin can be found.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

femur n (genitive feminis or femoris); third declension

  1. thigh
  2. (architecture) the space between the grooves of a triglyph
  3. (figuratively) the loins; capacity to produce children.

Inflection
Third declension neuter.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative femur femina
Genitive feminis feminum
Dative feminī feminibus
Accusative femur femina
Ablative femine feminibus
Vocative femur femina
 Third declension neuter.
Case Singular Plural
Nominative femur femora
Genitive femoris femorum
Dative femorī femoribus
Accusative femur femora
Ablative femore femoribus
Vocative femur femora

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfeː.mur/, [ˈfeː.mʊr]

Verb

fēmur

  1. first-person plural present active subjunctive of for

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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