decubitus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin dēcubitus (“lying down”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪˈkjuː.bɪt.əs/

Noun

decubitus (plural decubitus)

(medicine) The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining.
(pathology) Ellipsis of decubitus ulcer..

Translations

posture

Finnish: makuuasento (fi)
French: décubitus (fr) m
Portuguese: decúbito m
Spanish: decúbito (es) m

References

“decubitus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Latin

Etymology

From dēcumbō (“to lie down”) +‎ -tus (action noun suffix), on the pattern of words such as accubitus from accumbō (“to lay oneself down at, to recline at table”).

Pronunciation

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈku.bi.tus/, [d̪eˈkuːbit̪us]

Noun

dēcubitus m (genitive dēcubitūs); fourth declension (New Latin)

Lying down.

Inflection

Fourth-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dēcubitus	dēcubitūs
Genitive	dēcubitūs	dēcubituum
Dative	dēcubituī	dēcubitibus
Accusative	dēcubitum	dēcubitūs
Ablative	dēcubitū	dēcubitibus
Vocative	dēcubitus	dēcubitūs

Descendants

→ English: decubitus
→ Spanish: decúbito

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