noun · neutersecond declension
peritonaeum
peritonaeum n (genitive peritonaeī)
Meaning
- neuterperitoneum
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | peritonaeum | peritonaea |
| genitive | peritonaeī | peritonaeōrum |
| dative | peritonaeō | peritonaeīs |
| accusative | peritonaeum | peritonaea |
| ablative | peritonaeō | peritonaeīs |
| vocative | peritonaeum | peritonaea |
pĕrĭtŏnaeum and pĕrĭtŏnēum, i, n., = περιτόναιον and περιτόνειον,
I. the membrane enclosing the intestines contained in the abdomen, the peritoneum, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 17 (in Cels. 4, 1, and 7, 4, written as Greek).
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιτόναιον (peritónaion), from περιτόναιος (peritónaios), from περίτονος (perítonos, “covered with something stretched over”) + -αιος (-aios, “adjective suffix”).
In English words that came into English from peritonaeum
- peritoneumperitonaeum