sacrum

sacrum meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Tagalog and Arabic

Synonyms of sacrum

• holy bone

Forms of sacrum

Plural of sacrum: sacra or sacrums

Origin of sacrum

From Latin os sacrum (“holy bone”), a calque of Ancient Greek ἱερὸν ὀστέον (hieròn ostéon). Apparently so called either because the sacrum was the part of the animal offered in sacrifice or because of a putative belief that it is where a person's soul resides. A third explanation is that the term is a translation of Ancient Greek ἱερόν (hierón), which has two meanings: “holy, sacred”, and “big” — big being a more appropriate description of the sacrum — but compare.

Words formed from sacrum

• hemisacrum
• sacral
• sacrectomy
• synsacrum

Related words

• nomen sacrum

Questions about sacrum

What does sacrum mean?

Sacrum means a large triangular bone at the base of the spine, located between the two ilia (wings of the pelvis) and formed from vertebrae that fuse in adulthood.

What is sacrum in Tamil?

Sacrum in Tamil is பின்முதுகு முக்கோண எலும்பு, திருவெலும்பு, குதிரைக்கூடம். See Sacrum meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is sacrum?

Sacrum is a noun.

How do you pronounce sacrum?

Sacrum is pronounced /ˈsækɹəm/ (UK).

What is the plural of sacrum?

The plural of sacrum is sacra.