Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones.
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Origin
- Latinmeta-
- Ancient Greekτᾰρσός (tărsós)
- Latintarsus
- Latinmetatarsus
- Englishmetatarsus
Borrowed from Latin metatarsus.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُشْط اَلْقَدَم
- مُشْط اَلْقَدَم (mušṭ al-qadam)part of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Bulgarian костите на стъпалото
- костите на стъпалото (kostite na stăpaloto)part of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Catalan metatars
- metatarspart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Czech nárt
- nártpart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Esperanto metatarso
- metatarsopart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Estonian jalalaba, pöid
- jalalabapart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
- pöidpart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Finnish jalkapöydän luut, jalkapöytä
- jalkapöydän luutpart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
- jalkapöytäpart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
French métatarse
- métatarsepart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
German Mittelfuß
- Mittelfußpart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Hungarian lábközép
- lábközéppart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Italian metatarso
- metatarsopart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Latin metatarsus
- metatarsuspart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Polish śródstopie
- śródstopiepart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Portuguese metatarso
- metatarsopart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Russian плюсна́
- плюсна́ (pljusná)part of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Slovak predpriehlavok
- predpriehlavokpart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Spanish metatarso
- metatarsopart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Swedish mellanfot
- mellanfotpart of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Ukrainian пле́сно, плю́сно
- пле́сно (plésno)part of the foot between the toes and the ankle
- плю́сно (pljúsno)part of the foot between the toes and the ankle
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with metatarsus
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APA
metatarsus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarsus
MLA
“metatarsus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarsus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metatarsus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metatarsus.
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