ligament
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪɡəmənt/
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Noun
ligament (plural ligaments)
- (anatomy) A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
- (figuratively) That which binds or acts as a ligament.
- Paraphrase of Daniel Webster, from his oration on Justice Joseph Story
- Justice is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.
- Paraphrase of Daniel Webster, from his oration on Justice Joseph Story
Derived terms
Translations
band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”). Cf. also liement, possibly an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.ɡa.mɑ̃/
Related terms
Further reading
- “ligament” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ligament, itself a borrowing from Latin ligāmentum, from ligō (“tie, bind”). Compare legământ, an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [li.ɡaˈment]
Declension
declension of ligament
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) ligament | ligamentul | (niște) ligamente | ligamentele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) ligament | ligamentului | (unor) ligamente | ligamentelor |
| vocative | ligamentule | ligamentelor | ||
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