parietal
/pəˈaɪətəl/pur-EYE-uh-tuhl
/pɚˈaɪətəl/pur-EYE-uh-tuhl
Meaningof the wall
Common meaning: of walls of a body cavity
- parieta wallLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1303 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinpariēs, -etis‘a wall’
- Englishparietal‘of walls of a body cavity’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin pariēs ‘a wall’.
Roots
- pariēs, -etis Latin “a wall”
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