"Zwerchfell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: [ˈt͡sʋɛʁxˌfɛl], [ˈt͡sʋɛɐ̯xˌfɛl] Audio: De-Zwerchfell.ogg Forms: Zwerchfells [genitive], Zwerchfelle [plural]
Etymology: zwerch + Fell, where zwerch is an Upper German variant of quer (“crosswise”) preserved only in a few compounds, and Fell is used in the older sense of “hide” extended to a membrane. The sense “seat of human emotion” was acquired as a calque of Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|zwerch|Fell}} zwerch + Fell, {{m|de|zwerch}} zwerch, {{m|de|quer|t=crosswise}} quer (“crosswise”), {{m|de|Fell}} Fell, {{calque|de|grc|φρήν|nocap=1}} calque of Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Zwerchfell n (strong, genitive Zwerchfells, plural Zwerchfelle)
  1. (anatomy) diaphragm Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-Zwerchfell-de-noun-9ABO~RMF Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) midriff Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-Zwerchfell-de-noun-Ck90xeN~ Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 19 75 1 4 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (figurative, literary) the seat of human emotion, the heart Tags: figuratively, literary, neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Zwerchfell-de-noun-~G2FSX9r
  4. (in idioms) the organ involved in laughter Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Zwerchfell-de-noun-Ae45ENrB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Diaphragma Related terms: es war die reinste Zwerchfellmassage, jemandem das Zwerchfell massieren (alt: jemandem, das, massieren), unter dem Zwerchfell gelegen (alt: subphrenic), zwerchfellerschütterndes Gelächter (Gelächter), zwerchfellerschütterndes Lachen (Lachen)
Derived forms: Magen-Zwerchfell- (alt: gastrophrenic, Magen), Rippen-Zwerchfell- (alt: Rippen-Zwerchfell-Winkel (Sinus phrenicocostalis; costodiaphragmatic sinus, costodiaphragmatic sinus)), Rippe, Winkel), Zwerchfell-, Zwerchfellatmung (alt: Atmung), Zwerchfellbewegung (alt: Bewegung), Zwerchfellbruch (alt: Hernia diaphragmatica), Bruch), Zwerchfellentzündung (Entzündung), zwerchfellerschütternd (erschütternd), Zwerchfellexkursion (alt: Exkursion), Zwerchfellhernie (alt: angeborene Zwerchfellhernie, angeborene, Hernie), Zwerchfellhochstand (alt: Hochstand), Zwerchfellkitzler (alt: Kitzler) [colloquial], Zwerchfellkuppel (alt: Kuppel), Zwerchfelllähmung (Lähmung), Zwerchfell-Leber- (alt: phrenicohepatic, Leber), Zwerchfell-Milz- (alt: phrenicolienal, phrenicosplenic, Milz), Zwerchfellmassage (english: Massage), Zwerchfellnerv (alt: Nervus phrenicus, phrenic nerve, Nerv), Zwerchfell-Rippen-Winkel (alt: Recessus costodiaphragmaticus, costodiaphragmatic recess, costodiaphragmatic recess), Zwerchfellriss (diaphragmatic rupture, diaphragmatic, Zwerchfellruptur (alt: diaphragmatic rupture, diaphragmatic rupture, ruptured diaphragm, Ruptur), Zwerchfellschmerz (alt: phrenalgia, Schmerz), Zwerchfellvibrato (english: chest vibrato, chest vibrato)

Inflected forms

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      "alt": "gastrophrenic, Magen",
      "word": "Magen-Zwerchfell-"
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    {
      "alt": "Rippen-Zwerchfell-Winkel (Sinus phrenicocostalis; costodiaphragmatic sinus, costodiaphragmatic sinus)",
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      "alt": "Hernia diaphragmatica",
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      "word": "Bruch)"
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      "alt": "Exkursion",
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      "alt": "angeborene Zwerchfellhernie, angeborene, Hernie",
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      "alt": "Recessus costodiaphragmaticus, costodiaphragmatic recess, costodiaphragmatic recess",
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      "word": "Zwerchfellruptur"
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      "alt": "phrenalgia, Schmerz",
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      "english": "chest vibrato, chest vibrato",
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        "(in idioms) the organ involved in laughter"
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}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.