# abdominal
## English
### Etymology

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen. Equivalent to abdomin- +‎ -al. Compare French abdominal.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩/
* (US) IPA: /æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/, /əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: ab‧dom‧i‧nal

### Adjective

abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)
* Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18th century.]
    abdominal muscles
    abdominal cavity
* (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19th century.]
* (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19th century.]
* (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

#### Synonyms

* (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

#### Derived terms

* abdominal aorta
* abdominal breathing
* abdominal cavity
* abdominal decompression
* abdominal evisceration
* abdominal fin
* abdominal gestation
* abdominal inguinal ring
* abdominally
* abdominal migraine
* abdominal muscle
* abdominal pore
* abdominal pouch
* abdominal quadrant
* abdominal reflex
* abdominal region
* abdominal respiration
* abdominal rib
* abdominal ring
* abdominal section
* abdominal-thrust maneuver
* abdominal typhus
* abdominal vacuum
* abdominal wall
* abs
* cervicothoracoabdominal
* circumabdominal
* costoabdominal
* dorsoabdominal
* endoabdominal
* extraabdominal
* femoroabdominal
* hemiabdominal
* inguinoabdominal
* intraabdominal
* intra-abdominal
* intrabdominal
* lumbo-abdominal
* lumboabdominal
* midabdominal
* musculoabdominal
* nephroabdominal
* nonabdominal
* pelviabdominal
* phrenicoabdominal
* postabdominal
* rectoabdominal
* retroabdominal
* subabdominal
* thoracoabdominal
* transabdominal
* uteroabdominal
* vaginoabdominal
* vesicoabdominal

#### Related terms

* abdomin-
* abdomino-

#### See also

* coelo-

### Noun

abdominal (plural abdominals)
* (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
* (colloquial) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20th century.]

#### Synonyms

* (fish): Cypriniformes.

### References

* ↑ Elliott K. Dobbie, C. William Dunmore, Robert K. Barnhart, et al. (editors), Chambers Dictionary of Etymology (Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, 2004 [1998], →ISBN), page 2
* 1 2 3 4 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdominal”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əb.du.miˈnal]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əb.do.miˈnal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ab.do.miˈnal]

### Adjective

abdominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)
* abdominal

#### Related terms

* abdomen

## French
### Etymology

From New Latin abdōminālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ab.dɔ.mi.nal/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: abdominale, abdominales

### Adjective

abdominal (feminine abdominale, masculine plural abdominaux, feminine plural abdominales)
* abdominal; of the abdomen

### Further reading

* “abdominal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Etymology

From New Latin abdōminālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /apdomiˈnaːl/
* Rhymes: -aːl
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

abdominal (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular abdominaler, not comparable)
* abdominal

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin abdōminālis.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /abdoˈminal/ [ap̚.doˈmi.nal]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -inal
* Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

### Adjective

abdominal
* abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)
* (ichthyology) abdominal (having abdominal fins)

#### Related terms

* abdomen

### Further reading

* “abdominal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Interlingua
### Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)
* abdominal

#### Related terms

* abdomine

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From New Latin abdōminālis (“abdominal”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abdɔmɪˈnɑːl/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːl
* Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

### Adjective

abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)
* (anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)
    Abdominalt støttebelte ved brokk.Abdominal support belt for hernia.
** 2015 February 18, tidsskriftet.no (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening):mannen [hadde] et påfallende rundt ansikt, abdominal fedme og tynne ekstremiteterthe man [had] a striking round face, abdominal obesity and thin extremities

#### Related terms

* abdomen (“abdomen”)

#### See also

* bakkropp (“abdomen, hind body”)
* buk (“abdomen”)
* bukhule (“peritoneum”)

### References

* “abdominal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “abdominal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.bi.do.miˈnaw/ [a.bi.do.miˈnaʊ̯], /ab.do.miˈnaw/ [ab.do.miˈnaʊ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.bi.do.miˈnaw/ [a.bi.do.miˈnaʊ̯], /ab.do.miˈnaw/ [ab.do.miˈnaʊ̯]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ab.do.miˈnaw/ [ab.do.miˈnaʊ̯], /a.bi.do.miˈnaw/ [a.bi.do.miˈnaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bdu.miˈnal/ [ɐ.βðu.miˈnaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bdu.miˈnal/ [ɐ.βðu.miˈnaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bdu.miˈna.li/ [ɐ.βðu.miˈna.li]
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
* Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

### Adjective

abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)
* abdominal

### Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominais)
* sit-up

#### Related terms

* abdómen
* abdominoplastia

### Further reading

* “abdominal”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French abdominal.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abdomiˈnal/
* Rhymes: -al
* Hyphenation: ab‧do‧mi‧nál

### Adjective

abdominal m or n (feminine singular abdominală, masculine plural abdominali, feminine and neuter plural abdominale)
* abdominal

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abdōminālis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abdomiˈnal/ [aβ̞.ð̞o.miˈnal]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

### Adjective

abdominal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abdominales)
* abdominal

#### Derived terms

* abdominalmente
* aorta abdominal

### Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominales)
* abdominal muscle
* sit-up

#### Related terms

* abdomen

### Further reading

* “abdominal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

abdomen +‎ -al

### Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)
* abdominal

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish abdominal.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔabdomiˈnal/ [ʔɐb.d̪o.mɪˈn̪al]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: ab‧do‧mi‧nal

### Adjective

abdominál (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜊ᜔ᜇᜓᜋᜒᜈᜎ᜔)
* abdominal

### Further reading

* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 2