sternohyoides
Latin
Etymology
From sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”). Doublet of sternohȳoīdeus.
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [st̪er.no.i.oˈiː.d̪es]
Adjective
sternohȳoīdēs (neuter sternohȳoīdes or sternohȳoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone.
Inflection
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | sternohȳoīdēs | sternohȳoīdes1 sternohȳoīdēs |
sternohȳoīdēs | sternohȳoīda sternohȳoīdia2 | |
| genitive | sternohȳoīdis | sternohȳoīdum sternohȳoīdium2 | |||
| dative | sternohȳoīdī | sternohȳoīdibus | |||
| accusative | sternohȳoīdem | sternohȳoīdes1 sternohȳoīdēs |
sternohȳoīdēs | sternohȳoīda sternohȳoīdia2 | |
| ablative | sternohȳoīde sternohȳoīdī2 |
sternohȳoīdibus | |||
| vocative | sternohȳoīdes1 sternohȳoīdēs |
sternohȳoīdēs | sternohȳoīda sternohȳoīdia2 | ||
1It is unknown whether Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
2It is unknown whether adjectives of this type would use i-stem or consonant-stem endings in Classical Latin: the relevant forms are not attested. Depending on the word, either ending or both may be attested in New Latin.
Descendants
- → English: sternohyoid