iecur

Meaning

1. (declension-3, neuter) liver
2. (declension-3, neuter) the seat of the soul
3. (declension-3, neuter) the seat of the passions and affections

Concepts

liver

the liver

Synonyms

hepar

ficatum

fīcātum

epar

Translations

Leber

hígado

foie

fetge

fegato

lever

συκώτι

fígado

karaciğer

ήπαρ

fetge

كبد

hitge

mêlak

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈjɛ.kʊr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *jekʷor (oblique stem *jekʷen-), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar), Sanskrit यकृत् (yákṛt), Persian جگر (jegar), Old Armenian լեարդ (leard).
The expected inherited paradigm would be iecur ~ *iecinis, but the attestations show a regularized declension iecur ~ iecoris and a hybrid iecur ~ iecinoris. Compare femur with similar development.