Dictionary

appendage en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əˈpɛndɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)péndeti Proto-Italic *pendō Latin pendō Latin appendō Old French apendrebor. Middle English appenden English append Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English appendage From append + -age.

Meanings

1. An external body part that projects from the body.
   • bodily appendage
   • The insect has a pair of sensory appendages.
2. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
   • The small building was added as an appendage to the main structure.
3. A part that is joined to something larger.
   • He disliked being treated as a mere appendage to the committee.

Forms

Deriveds

unappendaged · appendagelike · appendagitis · hilar appendage · appendageal · appendaged · appendageless

Synonyms

outgrowth · extremity · appendix · appendix · process · annex · member

Translations (75)

ro protuberanță (external body part) · eo aneksaĵo (natural prolongation or projection) · fi raaja (external body part) · mk до́даток (part that is joined to something larger) · pt apêndice (external body part) · ro apendice (external body part) · he גַּף (external body part) · de Glied (external body part) · de Zubehör (part that is joined to something larger) · de Anfügung (part that is joined to something larger) · de Annex (part that is joined to something larger) · tr uzantı (natural prolongation or projection) · es añadidura (part that is joined to something larger) · de Zusatz (part that is joined to something larger) · el παραφυάδα (part that is joined to something larger) · es artejo (natural prolongation or projection) · ga géagán (natural prolongation or projection) · bg израстък (natural prolongation or projection) · de Fortsatz (natural prolongation or projection) · de Anhang (part that is joined to something larger) · fi uloke (external body part) · ru прида́ток (part that is joined to something larger) · de Auswuchs (natural prolongation or projection) · de Gliedmaße (external body part) · ru прида́ток (external body part) · de Ergänzung (part that is joined to something larger) · ru отро́сток (external body part) · de Extremität (external body part) · de Ansatz (natural prolongation or projection) · ro extremitate (natural prolongation or projection) · el άκρο (external body part) · ru отро́сток (natural prolongation or projection) · pt membro (natural prolongation or projection) · bg израстък (external body part) · tr uzantı (external body part) · ro anexă (external body part) · it protuberanza (part that is joined to something larger) · ro membru (external body part) · fi lisäke (part that is joined to something larger) · es extremidad (external body part) · ru приве́сок (part that is joined to something larger) · oc apendici (external body part) · cmn 四肢 (external body part) · pt membro (external body part) · oc cap (external body part) · el προσάρτημα (part that is joined to something larger) · oc extremitat (external body part) · bg придатък (part that is joined to something larger) · fi uloke (natural prolongation or projection) · de Appendix (part that is joined to something larger) · nl appendage (external body part) · it membro (natural prolongation or projection) · ru приложе́ние (part that is joined to something larger) · de Anhängsel (part that is joined to something larger) · la appendix (part that is joined to something larger) · el μέλος (external body part) · ru прида́ток (natural prolongation or projection) · it protuberanza (natural prolongation or projection) · it protuberanza (external body part) · el απόφυση (natural prolongation or projection) · grc προσήκη (part that is joined to something larger) · ml അനുബന്ധം (part that is joined to something larger) · ro membru (natural prolongation or projection) · es miembro (external body part) · de Körperglied (external body part) · it estremità (natural prolongation or projection) · no lem (external body part) · pt anexo (part that is joined to something larger) · ga géagán (external body part) · mk и́зрасток (external body part) · mi tautara (part that is joined to something larger) · de Ansatz (part that is joined to something larger) · it membro (external body part) · ro anexă (part that is joined to something larger) · it arto (external body part)