noun · masculinesecond declension
metatarsus
metatarsus m (genitive metatarsī)
Classical[mɛ.taˈtar.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[me.taˈtar.sus]
Meaning
- New Latinmasculinemetatarsus
In direcione apicali longitudo aculeorum abreviatur, metatarsis et tarsis praeter aliquos denticulos basales longioribus setis, inter quas densiores pilli, obsitis.
In the apical direction, the length of the spines is shortened, the metatarsi and tarsi being covered with longer setae, including denser pilus, in addition to some basal denticles.1946, Vladimir Šilhavý, “Nový rod a druh sekáčů, Odontosoma centetes, nov. gen., nov. spec. (Opiliones, subfamilia Phalangiinae)”, in Sborník Přírodovëdeckého klubu v Třebíči za rok 1939-1944. (overall work in Czech and Latin), Třebíč, page 56-57 of 55-57:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metatarsus | metatarsī |
| genitive | metatarsī | metatarsōrum |
| dative | metatarsō | metatarsīs |
| accusative | metatarsum | metatarsōs |
| ablative | metatarsō | metatarsīs |
| vocative | metatarse | metatarsī |
Origins
From meta- + tarsus.
Descendants
- Englishmetatarsus
In English words that came into English from metatarsus
- metatarsusmetatarsus