English

Noun

omasum ‎(plural omasums or omasa)

1. The third part of the stomach of a ruminant.

Synonyms

• manyplies
• psalterium

Related terms

• abomasum

Translations

See also

• abomasum
• bible
• fardel
• omasum
• psalterium
• reticulum
• rumen

Latin

Etymology

Probably from Gaulish.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /oˈmaː.sum/, [ɔˈmaː.sũ]

Noun

omāsum n ‎(genitive omāsī); second declension

1. (anatomy) The tripe of a bull.

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

• English: omasum
• Italian: omaso

References

• omasum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• omasum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “omasum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.