truncus

Meaning

Adj

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) lopped, docked
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) maimed, mangled, mutilated

Noun

1. (declension-2, masculine) tree trunk
2. (declension-2, masculine) a piece cut off
3. (declension-2, derogatory, figuratively, masculine) blockhead, dunce, dolt
4. (New-Latin, declension-2, masculine) the thorax of an insect
5. (New-Latin, declension-2, masculine) trunk, torso
6. (New-Latin, declension-2, masculine) an arterial trunk, such as the truncus arteriosus

Concepts

trunk

tree trunk

body

torso

stump of tree

soma

bole

tree stump

stump

Synonyms

caudex

stipes

Translations

tronco

κορμός

tronc

tronco

tronco

stam

Stamm

tronc

qurm

boomstam

جذع

Rumpf

Baumstamm

busto

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtrʊŋ.kʊs]

Etymology

Unknown origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *twerḱ- (“to cut”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx), Old Irish tru, troich (“fated to die”) and Latin trux and Proto-Slavic *strǫkъ.