tendo Achillis
English
Etymology
From Latin.
Noun
tendo Achillis
- (anatomy) The Achilles tendon.
Latin
Etymology
First attested in 1684.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛn.doː aˈkʰɪl.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪ɛn̪.d̪o aˈkil.lis]
Noun
tendō Achillis m (genitive tendinis Achillis); third declension
- (New Latin) Achilles tendon
- Synonyms: chorda Achillis, chorda magna, tendō magnus
- 1684, Raymond Vieussens, chapter VII, in Neurographia universalis, volume III, Lyon: Joannes Certe, page 237:
- […] & ad finem uſque tendinis Achillis protenſus […]
- [ […] et ad fīnem ū̆sque tendinis Achillis prōtēnsus […] ]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Inflection
Third-declension noun with an indeclinable portion.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tendō Achillis | tendinēs Achillis |
| genitive | tendinis Achillis | tendinum Achillis |
| dative | tendinī Achillis | tendinibus Achillis |
| accusative | tendinem Achillis | tendinēs Achillis |
| ablative | tendine Achillis | tendinibus Achillis |
| vocative | tendō Achillis | tendinēs Achillis |
Descendants
- → English: Achilles tendon (calque)
References
- ^ Sawai, Tadashi (2025), “Reappraisal of the Etymology of tendo Achillis: Achilles, the Aggressor or the Sufferer?”, in Clinical Anatomy, volume 38, number 7, , pages 770–779