different between navel vs abdominal

English

Alternative forms

• navil (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English navel, navele, from Old English nafola, from Proto-West Germanic *nabul?, from Proto-Germanic *nabalô (compare West Frisian nâle, Dutch navel, German Nabel), from Proto-Indo-European *h?nób??l (compare Old Irish imbliu, Latin umbilicus, Ancient Greek ??????? (omphalós)), diminutive of *h?nob?-, equivalent to nave +? -el (diminutive suffix)). Doublet of omphalos. More at nave.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?'v?l, IPA^(key): /?ne?v?l/
• Rhymes: -e?v?l
• Homophone: naval

Noun

navel (plural navels)

1. (anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.
3. A navel orange.
   • 1981, Peter K. Thor, Edward V. Jesse, Economic Effects of Terminating Federal Marketing Orders for California-Arizona Oranges

     This contributed to a rapid rise in planted acreage in northern California, especially in navels, which are more suited to growing conditions there.

4. (historical) An eye on the underside of a carronade for securing it to a carriage.

Synonyms

• bellybutton/belly button, nave (obsolete), umbilicus, see also Thesaurus:navel

Derived terms

• navel-gazing
• navel orange

Translations

See also

• innie
• outie

Anagrams

• Alven, Levan, elvan, levan, venal

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch navele, navel, from Old Dutch *navalo, from Proto-Germanic *nabalô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?.v?l/
• Hyphenation: na?vel
• Rhymes: -a?v?l

Noun

navel m (plural navels, diminutive naveltje n)

1. navel

Derived terms

• navelpiercing
• navelstreng
• naveltrui

Descendants

• Afrikaans: nawel, nauel

Middle English

Alternative forms

• navele, navill, navyll, navle, naule, nawle, novel, novle, novele, nowle

Etymology

From Old English nafola, from Proto-West Germanic *nabul?, from Proto-Germanic *nabulô; compare nave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?na?v?l(?)/

Noun

navel (plural naveles)

1. navel (of a human or animal)
2. centre, point, hub

Descendants

• English: navel
• Scots: nyvel

References

• “n?vel(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse nafli.

Noun

navel c

1. navel

Declension

Anagrams

• alven, elvan, laven, valen

English

Etymology

First attested in 1746. From New Latin abd?min?lis, from Latin abd?men. Equivalent to abdomen +? -al. Compare French abdominal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /æb?d?m.?.nl?/, /?b?d?m.?.nl?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æb?d?m.?.nl?/, /?b?d?m.?.nl?/
• Hyphenation: ab?dom?i?nal

Adjective

abdominal (comparative more abdominal, superlative most abdominal)

1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral. [Mid 18^th century.]

2. (ichthyology) Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins. [Mid 19^th century.]
3. (ichthyology) Ventral, in describing a fin. [Late 19^th century.]
4. (zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the order Abdominales of fish.

Synonyms

• (of or pertaining to the abdomen): ventral

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

abdominal (plural abdominals)

1. (zoology, obsolete) A fish of the order Abdominales.
2. (colloquial, usually plural only) An abdominal muscle. [Mid 20^th century.]

Synonyms

• (fish): Cypriniformes.

References

Catalan

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /?b.do.mi?nal/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /?b.du.mi?nal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ab.do.mi?nal/

Adjective

abdominal (masculine and feminine plural abdominals)

1. abdominal

Related terms

• abdomen

French

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.d?.mi.nal/
• Homophones: abdominale, abdominales

Adjective

abdominal (feminine singular abdominale, masculine plural abdominaux, feminine plural abdominales)

1. abdominal; of the abdomen.

Further reading

• “abdominal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apdomi?na?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

Declension

Interlingua

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

Related terms

• abdomine

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis (“abdominal”), from Latin abd?men (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”) (with the suffix -?lis (forms adjectives), from Proto-Indo-European *-li-, possibly from *h?el- (“to grow, nourish”)), possibly from both abd? (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h?epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *d? (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn? (creates action nouns or result nouns).

Equivalent to abdomen +? -al, first part from Latin abd?men (“belly, abdomen; gluttony”), possibly from both abd? (“I hide, conceal”), from ab- (“from, away, off”), from ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h?epó (“off, away”) (+ the ending *d? (“put”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?eh?- (“to do, put, place”)) + and from -men (forms neuter nouns), from Proto-Italic *-men, from Proto-Indo-European *-mn? (creates action nouns or result nouns). Last part from French -al (“-al”), from Middle French, from Old French -al, from Latin -?lis, from Proto-Indo-European *-li-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abd?m??n??l/
• Rhymes: -??l
• Hyphenation: ab?do?mi?nal

Adjective

abdominal (neuter singular abdominalt, definite singular and plural abdominale, comparative mer abdominal, superlative mest abdominal)

1. (anatomy, medicine) abdominal (of or pertaining to the abdomen)

   abdominalt støttebelte ved brokk

   abdominal support belt for hernia

Related terms

• abdomen (“abdomen”)

See also

• bakkropp (“abdomen, hind body”)
• buk (“abdomen”)
• bukhule (“peritoneum”)

References

• “abdominal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abdominal” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ab(i)dom??na??/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /a?ðom??na?/
• Hyphenation: ab?do?mi?nal

Adjective

abdominal m or f (plural abdominais, not comparable)

1. abdominal

Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominais)

1. sit-up

Related terms

• abdómen

Romanian

Etymology

From French abdominal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.do.mi?nal/

Adjective

abdominal m or n (feminine singular abdominal?, masculine plural abdominali, feminine and neuter plural abdominale)

1. abdominal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin abd?min?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abdomi?nal/, [a??.ð?o.mi?nal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ab?do?mi?nal

Adjective

abdominal (plural abdominales)

1. abdominal

Noun

abdominal m (plural abdominales)

1. abdominal muscle
2. sit-up

Related terms

• abdomen

Further reading

• “abdominal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Swedish

Etymology

abdomen +? -al

Adjective

abdominal (not comparable)

1. abdominal

Declension