LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

diaphragma

diaphragma n (genitive diaphragmatis)
Classical[di.aˈpʰraɡ.ma]Ecclesiastical[di.aˈfraɡ.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterdiaphragm (all senses)
    Stomachus iacet īnfrā diaphragma in mediō epigastriī.The stomach lies below the diaphragm in the middle of the epigastrium.
  2. neuterseptum, partition
  3. neutermidriff

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativediaphragmadiaphragmata
genitivediaphragmatisdiaphragmatum
dativediaphragmatīdiaphragmatibus
accusativediaphragmadiaphragmata
ablativediaphragmatediaphragmatibus
vocativediaphragmadiaphragmata

dĭaphragma, ătis, n., = διάφραγμα,
I. the diaphragm, midriff, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 12 (in Cels. 2, 7, written as Greek).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διάφραγμα (diáphragma).

Descendants
  • Catalandiafragma
  • Englishdiaphragmfrom Middle English diafragma
  • Frenchdiaphragme
  • GermanDiaphragma
  • Russianдиафрагма
  • Ukrainianдіафрагма
  • Ukrainianдіяфрагма

Quick answers

What does diaphragma mean in Latin?
diaphragma, a noun, means “diaphragm (all senses); septum, partition; midriff”.
What is the genitive of diaphragma?
The genitive singular is diaphragmatis. diaphragma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce diaphragma?
In classical Latin, [di.aˈpʰraɡ.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.aˈfraɡ.ma].