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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈθiːnə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθinɑɹ/ [General-American]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|θέναρ}} Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} thenar (not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: then-, thenad, thenal Translations (relating to the palm or sole): длан (dlan) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tenar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-thenar-en-adj-tKQrX5Vq Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 7 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 13 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 12 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 9 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 71 10 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 11 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 69 11 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 80 10 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 7 12 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈθiːnə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθinɑɹ/ [General-American] Forms: thenars [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|θέναρ}} Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar) Head templates: {{en-noun}} thenar (plural thenars)
  1. (archaic) The palm of the hand or sole of the foot. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-thenar-en-noun-kVtLGwe3
  2. The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it. Translations (ball of the thumb): بَرْزَة رَاحِيَّة (barza rāḥiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), palcový val (Czech), thenar [neuter] (Latin), ēminentia thenaris [feminine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-thenar-en-noun-ipyRZ4vC Disambiguation of 'ball of the thumb': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antithenar, opisthenar, thenad

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈtʰɛ.nar] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtɛː.nar] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|θέναρ}} Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar) Head templates: {{la-noun|thenar/thenar<3.N>}} thenar n (genitive thenaris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|thenar/thenar<3.N>}} Forms: thenaris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], thenar [nominative, singular], thenara [nominative, plural], thenaris [genitive, singular], thenarum [genitive, plural], thenarī [dative, singular], thenaribus [dative, plural], thenar [accusative, singular], thenara [accusative, plural], thenare [ablative, singular], thenaribus [ablative, plural], thenar [singular, vocative], thenara [plural, vocative]
  1. (anatomy) thenar Tags: declension-3, neuter

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thenare",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thenaribus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thenar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thenara",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thenar/thenar<3.N>"
      },
      "expansion": "thenar n (genitive thenaris); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thenar/thenar<3.N>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin neuter nouns",
        "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thenar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "thenar",
          "thenar"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) thenar"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtʰɛ.nar]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛː.nar]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thenar"
}

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