appendage

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

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 *-kos

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈpɛndɪd͡ʒ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

appendage (plural appendages)

1. An external body part that projects from the body.

   Synonyms: extremity, member

   bodily appendage

   The insect has a pair of sensory appendages.

2. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.

   Synonyms: outgrowth, appendix, process

   The small building was added as an appendage to the main structure.

3. A part that is joined to something larger.

   Synonyms: appendix, annex

   He disliked being treated as a mere appendage to the committee.

Derived terms

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

Translations

external body part

• Bulgarian: израстък (bg) (izrastăk)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四肢 (zh) (sìzhī)

• Dutch: appendage (nl) m or f
• Finnish: uloke (fi), raaja (fi)
• German: Extremität (de) f, Körperglied n, Glied (de) n, Gliedmaße (de) f
• Greek: άκρο (el) n (ákro), μέλος (el) n (mélos)
• Hebrew: גַּף (he) m or f (gaf)
• Irish: géagán m
• Italian: membro (it) m, (limb) arto (it) m, protuberanza (it) f
• Macedonian: и́зрасток m (ízrastok)
• Norwegian: lem (no) n
• Occitan: apendici (oc) m, cap (oc) m, extremitat (oc) f
• Portuguese: apêndice (pt) m, membro (pt) m
• Romanian: membru (ro) n, anexă (ro) f, apendice (ro) n, protuberanță (ro) f
• Russian: прида́ток (ru) m (pridátok), отро́сток (ru) m (otróstok)
• Spanish: miembro (es) m, extremidad (es) f
• Turkish: uzantı (tr)

natural prolongation or projection

• Bulgarian: израстък (bg) m (izrastăk)
• Esperanto: aneksaĵo
• Finnish: uloke (fi)
• German: Auswuchs (de) m, Fortsatz (de) m, Ansatz (de) m
• Greek: απόφυση (el) f (apófysi)
• Irish: géagán m
• Italian: (animals) membro (it) m, (limbs) estremità (it) f pl, protuberanza (it) f
• Portuguese: membro (pt) m
• Romanian: membru (ro) n, extremitate (ro) f
• Russian: прида́ток (ru) m (pridátok), отро́сток (ru) m (otróstok)
• Spanish: artejo m
• Turkish: uzantı (tr)

part that is joined to something larger

• Bulgarian: придатък (bg) (pridatăk)
• Finnish: lisäke (fi)
• German: Ansatz (de) m, Anhang (de) m, Anhängsel (de) n, Anfügung f, Zubehör (de) n, Zusatz (de) m, Ergänzung (de) f, Appendix (de) m, Annex (de) m
• Greek: προσάρτημα (el) n (prosártima), παραφυάδα (el) f (parafyáda)

  Ancient Greek: προσήκη f (prosḗkē)

• Italian: protuberanza (it) f
• Latin: appendix f
• Macedonian: до́даток m (dódatok)
• Malayalam: അനുബന്ധം (ml) (anubandhaṁ)
• Māori: tautara
• Portuguese: anexo (pt) m
• Romanian: anexă (ro) f
• Russian: прида́ток (ru) m (pridátok), приложе́ние (ru) n (priložénije), приве́сок (ru) m (privésok)
• Spanish: añadidura (es) f