omentum
English
Noun
omentum (plural omentums or omenta)
- (anatomy) Either of two folds of the peritoneum that support the viscera.
Derived terms
Translations
fold of the peritoneum
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from another Italic language such as Umbrian 𐌖𐌌𐌄𐌍 (umen), 𐌖𐌌𐌍𐌄 (umne, “ointment”), from Proto-Italic *ongʷən, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃éngʷn̥ (“fat, butter”). Related to Latin unguen (“fat; ointment”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /oːˈmen.tum/, [oːˈmɛn.tũ]
Noun
ōmentum n (genitive ōmentī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ōmentum | ōmenta |
Genitive | ōmentī | ōmentōrum |
Dative | ōmentō | ōmentīs |
Accusative | ōmentum | ōmenta |
Ablative | ōmentō | ōmentīs |
Vocative | ōmentum | ōmenta |
References
- omentum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- omentum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- omentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “ōmentum”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 428
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