dermal

English

Etymology

From derm +‎ -al. First attested in the early 19th century.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): [ˈdɜːməɫ]
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)məl

Adjective

dermal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to skin or integument (or other forms of tissue)
    Synonyms: dermic, dermatic
    The dermal muscles in the face are used to form expressions.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

dermal (plural dermals)

  1. A body piercing consisting of an object positioned partially below and partially above the skin.
    • 2013, Genia Gaffaney, The Art of Body Piercing:
      Anchors with holes in the heel and toe of the foot are for dermals that are meant to be permanent. As the piercing heals, the tissue attaches to the foot around the holes, anchoring it in.

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “dermal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dɛʁˈmaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) +‎ -al, possible influenced by English dermal.

Adjective

dermal (strong nominative masculine singular dermaler, not comparable)

  1. dermal
    Synonyms: (rare) dermatal; dermatisch; Haut-
Declension
Positive forms of dermal (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist dermal sie ist dermal es ist dermal sie sind dermal
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative dermaler dermale dermales dermale
genitive dermalen dermaler dermalen dermaler
dative dermalem dermaler dermalem dermalen
accusative dermalen dermale dermales dermale
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der dermale die dermale das dermale die dermalen
genitive des dermalen der dermalen des dermalen der dermalen
dative dem dermalen der dermalen dem dermalen den dermalen
accusative den dermalen die dermale das dermale die dermalen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein dermaler eine dermale ein dermales (keine) dermalen
genitive eines dermalen einer dermalen eines dermalen (keiner) dermalen
dative einem dermalen einer dermalen einem dermalen (keinen) dermalen
accusative einen dermalen eine dermale ein dermales (keine) dermalen

Further reading
  • “dermal” in Duden online
  • “dermal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “dermal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Adverb

dermal

  1. Alternative form of dermalen

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /deɾˈmal/ [d̪eɾˈmal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: der‧mal

Adjective

dermal m or f (masculine and feminine plural dermales)

  1. dermal
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