maxilar
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- maxillar (pre-reform spelling)
Etymology
From maxila (“maxilla”) or borrowed from Latin maxillāris.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ki.ziˈlaʁ/ [ma.ki.ziˈlah], /mak.siˈlaʁ/ [mak.siˈlah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ma.ki.ziˈlaɾ/, /mak.siˈlaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ma.ki.ziˈlaʁ/ [ma.ki.ziˈlaχ], /mak.siˈlaʁ/ [mak.siˈlaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mak.siˈlaɻ/, /ma.ki.ziˈlaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mak.siˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mak.siˈla.ɾi/
Adjective
maxilar m or f (plural maxilares, not comparable)
- maxillary (relating to a jawbone)
Related terms
- maxila
- maxilite
Noun
maxilar m (plural maxilares)
Hyponyms
- (upper jawbone): maxila, maxilar superior
- (lower jawbone): queixada, mandíbula, maxilar inferior
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French maxillaire.
Noun
maxilar n (plural maxilari)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | maxilar | maxilarul | maxilari | maxilarile | |
| genitive-dative | maxilar | maxilarului | maxilari | maxilarilor | |
| vocative | maxilarule | maxilarilor | |||
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin maxillāris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡsiˈlaɾ/ [maɣ̞.siˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ma‧xi‧lar
Adjective
maxilar m or f (masculine and feminine plural maxilares)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “maxilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024