See also: HEPAR

English

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Etymology

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From Latin hepar (liver). Cf. liver of antimony.

Noun

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hepar (countable and uncountable, plural hepars)

  1. (obsolete, chemistry) liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown colour, sometimes used in medicine, formed by fusing sulphur with carbonates of the alkalis (especially potassium).
  2. (obsolete, chemistry) Any substance resembling hepar in appearance; specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin hepar (liver).

Noun

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hepar m (definite hepari)

  1. (anatomy, technical, medicine) liver
    Synonym: mëlçi

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, liver).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈhepar]
  • Hyphenation: hé‧par

Noun

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hépar (first-person possessive heparku, second-person possessive heparmu, third-person possessive heparnya)

  1. (medicine) liver.
    Synonyms: hati, lever

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar, liver). Doublet of iecur.

Noun

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hēpar n (genitive hēpatis); third declension

  1. liver (large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile)
    Synonym: iecur
Declension
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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hēpar hēpata
Genitive hēpatis hēpatum
Dative hēpatī hēpatibus
Accusative hēpar hēpata
Ablative hēpate hēpatibus
Vocative hēpar hēpata
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Descendants
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  • English: hepar
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Etymology 2

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From Ancient Greek ἥπατος (hḗpatos).

Noun

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hēpar m (genitive hēpatis); third declension

  1. a kind of fish
Declension
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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hēpar hēpatēs
Genitive hēpatis hēpatum
Dative hēpatī hēpatibus
Accusative hēpatem hēpatēs
Ablative hēpate hēpatibus
Vocative hēpar hēpatēs

References

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  • hepar”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hepar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.