ventral

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English

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Etymology

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From French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from venter (belly, abdomen).

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ventral (not comparable)

  1. Related to the abdomen or stomach.
  2. (anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
  3. (anatomy) On or relating to the sole of the foot or the palmar surface of the hand.
  4. (neuroanatomy) On the lower side of the brain.

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Noun

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ventral (plural ventrals)

  1. Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.

French

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Learned borrowing from Latin ventrālis. By surface analysis, ventre +‎ -al.

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ventral (feminine ventrale, masculine plural ventraux, feminine plural ventrales)

  1. ventral

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German

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ventral (strong nominative masculine singular ventraler, not comparable)

  1. ventral

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin ventrālis.[1][2] By surface analysis, ventre +‎ -al.

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: ven‧tral

Adjective

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ventral m or f (plural ventrais)

  1. ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)
  2. (anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)

References

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  1. ^ ventral”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ ventral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French ventral, from Latin ventralis.

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ventral m or n (feminine singular ventrală, masculine plural ventrali, feminine and neuter plural ventrale)

  1. ventral

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin ventrālis.

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  • IPA(key): /benˈtɾal/ [bẽn̪ˈt̪ɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ven‧tral

Adjective

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ventral m or f (masculine and feminine plural ventrales)

  1. ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)
  2. (anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)

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