adj
Meaning 1
Of the metatarsus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
metatarsal
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌmɛtəˈtɑː(ɹ)səl/
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)səl
noun
Meaning 2
Any of the bones of the metatarsus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to the metatarsus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- metatarsal bones
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 4
any bone of the foot between the ankle and the toes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth2? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English tarsal English metatarsal From meta- + tarsal.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: metatarsià — of the metatarsus
- Italian: metatarsale — of the metatarsus
- Māori: iwi takahi — of the metatarsus
- Polish: śródstopny — of the metatarsus
- Polish: śródstopowy — of the metatarsus
- Portuguese: metatársico — of the metatarsus
- Portuguese: metatarsiano — of the metatarsus
- Swedish: mellanfots- — of the metatarsus
- Arabic: مُشْط اَلْقَدَم (mušṭ al-qadam) — Translations
- Arabic: مشط الرجل (mešṭ er-regl) — Translations
- Catalan: metatarsià — Translations
- Finnish: jalkapöydänluu — Translations
- German: Mittelfußknochen — Translations
- Hungarian: lábközépcsont — Translations
- Italian: metatarsale — Translations
- Northern Kurdish: hestiyê şeyê pê — Translations
- Polish: kość śródstopia — Translations
- Portuguese: metatarsal — Translations