stomach
English
/ˈstʌmək/
noun
Definitions
- An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
- (informal) The belly.
- (uncountable) Pride, haughtiness.
- (obsolete) Appetite.
- (figuratively) Desire, appetite (for something abstract).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stomak derived from Old French estomac derived from Latin stomachus (stomach, gullet) derived from Ancient Greek στόμαχος (stomach, gullet, throat).
Origin
Ancient Greek
στόμαχος
Gloss
stomach, gullet, throat
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
喉, 咽
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ache English
- antestomach English
- churning English
- forestomach English
- stay English
- stay-stomach English
- stomach-churning English
- stomach-churningly English
- stomach-turning English
- stomach-turningly English
- stomachable English
- stomachache English
- stomacher English
- stomachful English
- stomachical English
- stomachless English
- stomachlessness English
- stomachlike English
- stomachy English
- turning English
- unstomachable English
- stomachus Latin
- stomachālis Latin
- stomaco Italian
- estomac French
- estomacal Spanish, Castilian
- estómago Spanish, Castilian
- στόμαχος Ancient Greek
- stomak Middle English
- estomac Old French
- stomako Esperanto
- stomac Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- στόμαχος Greek (modern)
- stomako Ido
- стомах Bulgarian
- სტომაქი Georgian
- стомак Macedonian
- estomago Old Spanish
- stòmego Venetian
- stéumago Ligurian
- אסטומכא Aramaic
- stoumak Walloon