aboral

English

Etymology

From ab- (“away from”) +‎ oral (“the mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æbˈɔːɹ.l̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈɔɹ.l̩/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔːɹəl

Adjective

aboral (comparative more aboral, superlative most aboral)

  1. (zoology) Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “aboral”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Latin ab- + oralis.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

aboral (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular aboraler, not comparable)

  1. aboral

Declension

Positive forms of aboral (uncomparable, no predicate)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative — — — —
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative aboraler aborale aborales aborale
genitive aboralen aboraler aboralen aboraler
dative aboralem aboraler aboralem aboralen
accusative aboralen aborale aborales aborale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der aborale die aborale das aborale die aboralen
genitive des aboralen der aboralen des aboralen der aboralen
dative dem aboralen der aboralen dem aboralen den aboralen
accusative den aboralen die aborale das aborale die aboralen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein aboraler eine aborale ein aborales (keine) aboralen
genitive eines aboralen einer aboralen eines aboralen (keiner) aboralen
dative einem aboralen einer aboralen einem aboralen (keinen) aboralen
accusative einen aboralen eine aborale ein aborales (keine) aboralen

Portuguese

Etymology

From ab- +‎ oral; first element from Latin ab-.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.boˈɾaw/ [a.boˈɾaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɔˈɾal/ [ɐ.βɔˈɾaɫ], /ɐ.boˈɾal/ [ɐ.βoˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɔˈɾa.li/ [ɐ.βɔˈɾa.li], /ɐ.boˈɾa.li/ [ɐ.βoˈɾa.li]

Adjective

aboral m or f (plural aborais)

  1. (zoology) aboral (situated away from the mouth)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aboˈɾal/ [a.β̞oˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧bo‧ral

Adjective

aboral m or f (masculine and feminine plural aborales)

  1. aboral

Further reading

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