Ut(e)r [Uter, Utr]

Morpheme

Ut(e)r [Uter, Utr]

Type

bound base

Denotation

womb, belly, female organ of gestation, leather bottle, bag of skin or hide

Etymology

Latin uterus

Evidence

uteralgia, utereectomy, uteri, uterine, uteritis, utero-, utero, uteroabdominal, uterocervical, uteroferrin, uterofetal, uterogestation, uterogram, uterography, uterointestinal, uterology, uteromania, uteroovarian, uteropelvic, uteroperitoneal, uteroplacental, uteroplacentally, uteroplasty, uterorelaxant, uterosacral, uterotomy, uterotonic, uterotrophic, uterotrophy, uterotropic, uterotubal, uterovaginal, uteroventral, uterovesical, uterus, uteruses, utricle, utricles, utricular, utriculi, utriculo-, utriculoampullar, utriculofugal, utriculopetal, utriculoplasty, utriculosaccular, utriculus

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
utricle and utriculus are doublets

See Also

Hyster, Delph, Delphys, Womb

Homographs

Ut(e)r [Uter, Utr]