ischion

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.kjɔ̃/

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Noun

ischion m (plural ischions)

1. (anatomy) ischium

Further reading

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

Latin

Alternative forms

• ischium

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “hip-joint”, “haunch”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈis.kʰi.on/, [ˈɪs̠kʰiɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ki.on/, [ˈiskion]

Noun

ischion n (genitive ischiī); second declension

1. (usually in the plural) (anatomy) the hip-joint or hipbone

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	ischion	ischia
genitive	ischiī	ischiōrum
dative	ischiō	ischiīs
accusative	ischion	ischia
ablative	ischiō	ischiīs
vocative	ischion	ischia

Synonyms

• (hip-joint of hipbone): coxa (pure Latin)

Descendants

• English: ischium

References

• “ischĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ischĭa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “860/1”
• “ischia” on page 971/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ischion.

Noun

ischion n (plural ischionuri)

1. ischium

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	ischion	ischionul		ischionuri	ischionurile
genitive-dative	ischion	ischionului		ischionuri	ischionurilor
vocative	ischionule			ischionurilor