[ˈjɛ.kʊr], [ˈjɛː.kur]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *jekʷor (oblique stem *jekʷen-), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar), Sanskrit यकृत् (yákṛt), Persian جگر (jegar), Old Armenian լեարդ (leard).
The expected inherited paradigm would be iecur ~ *iecinis, but the attestations show a regularized declension iecur ~ iecoris and a hybrid iecur ~ iecinoris. Compare femur with similar development.
- declension-3, neuterliver
- declension-3, neuterthe seat of the soul
- declension-3, neuterthe seat of the passions and affections
Formaeiecinoris(genitive) · iecoris(genitive) · iecur(nominative, singular) · iecinora(nominative, plural) · iecora(nominative, plural) · iecinoris(genitive, singular) · iecoris(genitive, singular) · iecinorum(genitive, plural) · iecorum(genitive, plural) · iecinorī(dative, singular) · iecorī(dative, singular) · iecinoribus(dative, plural) · iecoribus(dative, plural) · iecur(accusative, singular) · iecinora(accusative, plural) · iecora(accusative, plural) · iecinore(ablative, singular) · iecore(ablative, singular) · iecinoribus(ablative, plural) · iecoribus(ablative, plural)