English Explanatory Dictionary

intestine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
  2. One of certain subdivisions of this part of the alimentary canal, such as the small or large intestine in human beings.
adj
  1. Domestic; taking place within a given country or region.
  2. Internal.
  3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.
  4. Shut up; enclosed.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈtɛstɪn/ /ɪnˈtɛsˌtiːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intestine.wav En-us-intestine.ogg /ɪnˈtɛstaɪn/ /ˈɪntɛstaɪn/ en-ca-intestine.ogg /ɪnʈəsʈaɪn/ /ˈɪntɛstɪn/

Word forms

intestine intestines

Etymology

From Latin intestīnum, neuter of intestīnus (“internal”), as Etymology 2, below.

Synonyms

bowel gut tharm

Related words

entrail innard colon

Derived words

gastrointestinal intestinal intestinelike intestinotrophic large intestine megaintestine small intestine

Translations

Afrikaans: derm Albanian: zorrë Ao: tar (Chungli) Western Apache: bichʼįʼ Arabic: مِعًى Arabic: مَعْي Arabic: مِعَاء Arabic: أَمْصِرَة Arabic: مَصِير Arabic: مُصْرَان Arabic: مَصَارِين Arabic: حَشًا Arabic: أَحْشَاء Arabic: أمعاء Arabic: مصران Arabic: مصارين Aragonese: zago Armenian: աղիք Aromanian: matsu Asturian: estantín Azerbaijani: bağırsaq Bangi: moncobo Bashkir: эсәк Belarusian: кі́шка Belarusian: кішэ́чнік Belarusian: чэ́рава Bengali: অন্ত্র Bhojpuri: आंत Central Bikol: bituka Bulgarian: черво́ Burmese: အူ Burmese: ဝမ်း Catalan: intestí Catalan: budell Cebuano: tinai Chinese Cantonese: 腸管 /肠管 Chinese Cantonese: 腸子 /肠子 Chinese: чонзы Chinese Mandarin: 腸管 /肠管 Chinese Mandarin: 腸子 /肠子 Chinese Mandarin: 腸 /肠 Cimbrian: buarst Czech: střevo Danish: tarm Drung: pvgyeu Dutch: darm Dutch: ingewanden Erzya: сюло Esperanto: intestaro Esperanto: intesto Estonian: sool Finnish: suolisto Finnish: suolet Finnish: suoli French: intestin French: boyau Old Frisian: therm Saterland Frisian: Tierm Saterland Frisian: Täirm West-Frisian: term Galician: intestino Galician: tripa Georgian: ნაწლავი Georgian: კუჭ-ნაწლავი German: Darm German: Eingeweide Greek: έντερο
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