transverso

Latin

Participle

trānsversō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of trānsversus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃zˈvɛʁ.su/ [tɾɐ̃zˈvɛh.su]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃zˈvɛɾ.su/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛʁ.su/ [tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛχ.su]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃zˈvɛɻ.so/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒˈvɛɾ.su/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒˈbɛɾ.su/ [tɾɐ̃ʒˈβɛɾ.su]

Hyphenation: trans‧ver‧so

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin transversu.

Adjective

transverso (feminine transversa, masculine plural transversos, feminine plural transversas)

transverse (lying across)
(anatomy) (muscle, ligament) that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body or the majo axis of an organ

Etymology 2

Same etymology as above.

Noun

transverso m (plural transversos)

(zoology) reptilian head bone that joins the posterior part of the jaw to the pterygoid

Further reading

“transverso” in iDicionário Aulete.
“transverso” in Dicionário inFormal.
“transverso” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“transverso” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“transverso” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
“transverso” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Alternative forms

trasverso

Adjective

transverso (feminine transversa, masculine plural transversos, feminine plural transversas)

transverse

Further reading

“transverso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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