UISCERA, uiscera
Sounds Like: WIS-keh-rah
Translations: entrails, bowels, internal organs, inner parts, the innermost part, the heart, the mind, the womb, offspring
From the root: VISCUS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: UISCERA is the plural form of the Latin noun VISCUS. It primarily refers to the internal organs or entrails of an animal or human. Figuratively, it can denote the innermost part of something, the heart, the mind, or even the womb or offspring, emphasizing a deep, internal connection or origin. It is used in contexts describing anatomy, but also in more abstract senses to convey depth of feeling or origin.
Inflection: Plural, Nominative, Accusative, or Vocative, Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, VISCUS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- UISCERIBUS — (to) entrails, (to) internal organs, (to) inner parts, (to) the flesh of an animal, (by) entrails, (by) internal organs, (by) inner parts, (by) the flesh of an animal, (in) entrails, (in) internal organs, (in) inner parts, (in) the flesh of an animal
- VISCERA — internal organs, entrails, bowels, inner parts, heart, innermost feelings
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