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noun · irregular · rare

metatarsus

metatarsus · metatarsi

плесно, плюсно

плюсна

Mittelfuß

The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bonesThe part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.

/ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səs/

» I broke my metatarsus with that kick.

Meaning

1 senses

The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.
Mittelfuß
плюсна́pljusná
пле́сноplésno, плю́сноpljúsno
the skeleton of the human foot between the toes and the tarsus; the corresponding part of the foot in birds or of the hind foot in quadrupeds

Examples

1 sentences

I broke my metatarsus with that kick.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

part of the foot between the toes and the ankle:

Русский

By meaning 1

part of the foot between the toes and the ankle:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

part of the foot between the toes and the ankle:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin metatarsus.

Borrowed from Latin metatarsus.

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Forms

plural: metatarsi

Singular	metatarsus
Plural	metatarsi

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

4 related words

RelatedboneA1 metatarsal

Derivedmetatarsus adductus tarsometatarsus

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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