cerumen
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See also: cérumen
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin caerūmen, from cera + -men. The appearance of the u is unexplained, but may have been influenced by words like albūmen and bitūmen.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /səˈɹuːmɛn/
- (US) IPA(key): /səˈɹuːmɪn/ (pin–pen merger)
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (pin-pen merger) Rhymes: -ɪn
Noun[edit]
cerumen (uncountable)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
earwax — see earwax
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin caerūmen.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cerumen m (uncountable)
- earwax
- Synonym: cera de les orelles
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cerumen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French cérumen, from Latin cerumen.
Noun[edit]
cerumen n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of cerumen (singular only)
singular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) cerumen | cerumenul |
genitive/dative | (unui) cerumen | cerumenului |
vocative | cerumenule |
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θeˈɾumen/ [θeˈɾu.mẽn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /seˈɾumen/ [seˈɾu.mẽn]
- Rhymes: -umen
- Syllabification: ce‧ru‧men
Noun[edit]
cerumen m (plural cerumenes)
Further reading[edit]
- “cerumen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Bodily fluids
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- Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Catalan lemmas
- Catalan nouns
- Catalan uncountable nouns
- Catalan masculine nouns
- ca:Bodily fluids
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
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- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/umen
- Rhymes:Spanish/umen/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- es:Bodily fluids