pelvis
See also: pélvis
English
Etymology
From Latin pelvis (“basin”), from Old Latin peluis (“basin”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“container”). Compare Sanskrit पलव (palava, “wicker-work basket for catching fish”), Ancient Greek πήληξ (pḗlēx, “helmet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɛlvɪs/
Noun
Related terms
- pelvic
- (cavity): hydropelvis, hydropelvic
Translations
bone
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Catalan
Derived terms
Further reading
- “pelvis” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Latin
Etymology
From Old Latin peluis (“basin”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“container”). Compare Sanskrit पलव (palava, “wicker-work basket of for catching fish”), Ancient Greek πήληξ (pḗlēx, “helmet”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpel.wis/, [ˈpɛɫ.wɪs]
Inflection
Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | pelvis | pelvēs |
Genitive | pelvis | pelvium |
Dative | pelvī | pelvibus |
Accusative | pelvem pelvim |
pelvēs pelvīs |
Ablative | pelve pelvī |
pelvibus |
Vocative | pelvis | pelvēs |
References
- pelvis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pelvis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pelvis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- pelvis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- pelvis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- pelvis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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