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Webster 1913 Edition
Abdominal
Ab-dom′i-nal
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
abdominal
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral;
as, the
. abdominal
regions, muscles, cavity2.
(Zool.)
Having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales;
as,
. abdominal
fishesAbdominal ring
(Anat.)
, a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes; – called also
inguinal ring
.Ab-dom′i-nal
,Noun.
E. pl.
Abdominals
, L. pl. Abdominales
. A fish of the group Abdominales.
Webster 1828 Edition
Abdominal
ABDOM'INAL
,Adj.
ABDOM'INAL
,Noun.
plu.
Definition 2024
abdominal
abdominal
English
Adjective
abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)
- Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.][2]
- abdominal muscles
- abdominal cavity
- (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19th century.][2]
- (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19th century.][2]
- (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Synonyms
- (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral
Translations
of or pertaining to the abdomen
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having abdominal fins
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Derived terms
Derived terms
Noun
abdominal (plural abdominals)
- (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
- (colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.][2]
Synonyms
- (fish): Cypriniformes.
References
- ↑ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], ISBN 0550142304), page 2
- 1 2 3 4 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.dɔ.mi.nal/
- Homophones: abdominale, abdominales
Adjective
abdominal m (feminine singular abdominale, masculine plural abdominaux, feminine plural abdominales)
- abdominal; of the abdomen.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apdomiˈnaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
abdominal (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of abdominal
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | — | — | — | — | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | abdominaler | abdominale | abdominales | abdominale |
| genitive | abdominalen | abdominaler | abdominalen | abdominaler | |
| dative | abdominalem | abdominaler | abdominalem | abdominalen | |
| accusative | abdominalen | abdominale | abdominales | abdominale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der abdominale | die abdominale | das abdominale | die abdominalen |
| genitive | des abdominalen | der abdominalen | des abdominalen | der abdominalen | |
| dative | dem abdominalen | der abdominalen | dem abdominalen | den abdominalen | |
| accusative | den abdominalen | die abdominale | das abdominale | die abdominalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein abdominaler | eine abdominale | ein abdominales | (keine) abdominalen |
| genitive | eines abdominalen | einer abdominalen | eines abdominalen | (keiner) abdominalen | |
| dative | einem abdominalen | einer abdominalen | einem abdominalen | (keinen) abdominalen | |
| accusative | einen abdominalen | eine abdominale | ein abdominales | (keine) abdominalen | |
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ab(i)domɪˈnaʊ̯/
- Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal
Adjective
abdominal m, f (plural abdominais, not comparable)
Noun
abdominal m (plural abdominais)
Related terms
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ab.do.miˈnal/
Adjective
abdominal m, n (feminine singular abdominală, masculine plural abdominali, feminine and neuter plural abdominale)
Declension
declension of abdominal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | abdominal | abdominală | abdominali | abdominale | ||
| definite | abdominalul | abdominala | abdominalii | abdominalele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | abdominal | abdominale | abdominali | abdominale | ||
| definite | abdominalului | abdominalei | abdominalilor | abdominalelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
abdominal m, f (plural abdominales)
Noun
abdominal m (plural abdominales)
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
Adjective
abdominal (not comparable)
Declension
| Inflection of abdominal | |||
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| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | abdominal | — | — |
| Neuter singular | abdominalt | — | — |
| Plural | abdominala | — | — |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | abdominale | — | — |
| All | abdominala | — | — |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||