"ephippium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ephippia [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ephippium (“saddlecloth”), from Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον (ephíppion), from ἐπῐ́ (epĭ́) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ephippium||saddlecloth}} Latin ephippium (“saddlecloth”), {{der|en|grc|ἐφίππιον}} Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον (ephíppion) Head templates: {{en-noun|ephippia}} ephippium (plural ephippia)
  1. (anatomy) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
    Sense id: en-ephippium-en-noun-KuYyK7O- Categories (other): Anatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (zoology) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Diplostraca.
    Sense id: en-ephippium-en-noun-3Jn6Mspf Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 46 42 4 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ɛˈpʰɪp.pi.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [eˈfip.pi.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον (ephíppion). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|ἐφίππιον}} Ancient Greek ἐφίππιον (ephíppion) Head templates: {{la-noun|ephippium<2>}} ephippium n (genitive ephippiī or ephippī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ephippium<2>}} Forms: ephippiī [genitive], ephippī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ephippium [nominative, singular], ephippia [nominative, plural], ephippiī [genitive, singular], ephippī [genitive, singular], ephippiōrum [genitive, plural], ephippiō [dative, singular], ephippiīs [dative, plural], ephippium [accusative, singular], ephippia [accusative, plural], ephippiō [ablative, singular], ephippiīs [ablative, plural], ephippium [singular, vocative], ephippia [plural, vocative]
  1. A saddlecloth, horsecloth, or caparison; housing. Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-ephippium-la-noun-5DCya~NJ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Horse tack Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 46 42 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 40 52 3 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 58 42 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 100 0
  2. (New Latin, by extension) A condom. Tags: New-Latin, broadly, declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-ephippium-la-noun-Tlq6fyX7 Categories (other): New Latin
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ephippiatus

Inflected forms

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