occípit

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin occiput, occipitis (“back of the head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ukˈsi.pit]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [okˈsi.pit]

Noun

occípit m (plural occípits)

1. (anatomy) occiput

   Synonyms: tos, tossa

   Antonym: sincípit

Related terms

• cap
• occipital

Further reading

• “occípit”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025