pectus

Significado (Inglés)

1. (declension-3, neuter) chest, breast
2. (declension-3, figuratively, neuter) heart, breast, as the seat of emotion
3. (declension-3, figuratively, neuter) soul, spirit, mind, understanding
4. (declension-3, neuter) person, individual (as a being of passion)

Conceptos

pecho

estómago

seno

tórax

Sinónimos

alvus

aqualiculus

mamma

stomachus

venter

sinus

Traducciones

poitrine

Brust

peito

petto

breast

borst

chest

στήθος

göğüs

στέρνο

θώρακας

pit

tòrax

romp

Pronunciado como (IPA)

[ˈpɛk.tʊs]

Etimología (Inglés)

Likely cognate with Old Irish ucht, but a Proto-Indo-European precursor is uncertain, as is the connection to Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣá, “wing”). Suggestions include *pekt-, *pek- and *peg- (“breast”).