iecur

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

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.

Concepts

liver

the liver

Synonyms

hepar

ficatum

fīcātum

epar

Translations

Leber

wątroba

hígado

foie

fetge

fegato

lever

συκώτι

fígado

karaciğer

ήπαρ

fetge

كبد

hitge

mêlak