dodecadactylum
dodecadactylum · dodecadactyla
The duodenumThe duodenum.
/ˌdəʊdɛkəˈdæktɪləm/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)The duodenum.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον (dōdekadáktulon), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + δάκτυFrom Ancient Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλον (dōdekadáktulon), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) ≅ “twelve-fingers[-long thing]”; compare English duodenum and German Zwölffingerdarm; cognate with Greek δωδεκαδάκτυλο (dodekadáktylo) and Italian dodecadattilo.
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Forms
plural: dodecadactyla| Singular | dodecadactylum |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular