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vomer

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See also: vómer, vòmer, and vômer

English

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Etymology

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From Latin vōmer (ploughshare).

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Noun

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vomer (plural vomers)

  1. (anatomy) The vomer bone; the small thin bone that forms part of the septum between the nostrils.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin vōmer.

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Noun

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vomer m (plural vomers)

  1. vomer, vomer bone

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (to move).

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Noun

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vōmer m (genitive vōmeris); third declension

  1. ploughshare
    vomere findere terrasto cleave the earth by plow
  2. (informal) penis

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative vōmer vōmerēs
genitive vōmeris vōmerum
dative vōmerī vōmeribus
accusative vōmerem vōmerēs
ablative vōmere vōmeribus
vocative vōmer vōmerēs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aragonese: huembre
  • Aromanian: vomirã
  • Italian: vomere
  • Sicilian: vòmmiru

References

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  • vomer”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vomer in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • vomer”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vomer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French vomer.

Noun

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vomer n (plural vomere)

  1. vomer, vomer bone

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative vomer vomerul vomere vomerele
genitive-dative vomer vomerului vomere vomerelor
vocative vomerule vomerelor