sternohyoideus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternohȳoīdeus (“sternohyoid muscle”). Doublet of sternohyoid.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌstɝ.noʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs
Noun
sternohyoideus (plural sternohyoidei)
- (anatomy) Alternative form of sternohyoid muscle.
References
- “sternohyoideus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Etymology
From sternum (“breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of sternohȳoīdēs.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [stɛr.no.(ɦ)yː.oˈiː.de.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [st̪er.no.i.oˈiː.d̪e.us]
Adjective
sternohȳoīdeus (feminine sternohȳoīdea, neuter sternohȳoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
- (anatomy, relational) sternohyoid
Inflection
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | sternohȳoīdeus | sternohȳoīdea | sternohȳoīdeum | sternohȳoīdeī | sternohȳoīdeae | sternohȳoīdea | |
| genitive | sternohȳoīdeī | sternohȳoīdeae | sternohȳoīdeī | sternohȳoīdeōrum | sternohȳoīdeārum | sternohȳoīdeōrum | |
| dative | sternohȳoīdeō | sternohȳoīdeae | sternohȳoīdeō | sternohȳoīdeīs | |||
| accusative | sternohȳoīdeum | sternohȳoīdeam | sternohȳoīdeum | sternohȳoīdeōs | sternohȳoīdeās | sternohȳoīdea | |
| ablative | sternohȳoīdeō | sternohȳoīdeā | sternohȳoīdeō | sternohȳoīdeīs | |||
| vocative | sternohȳoīdee | sternohȳoīdea | sternohȳoīdeum | sternohȳoīdeī | sternohȳoīdeae | sternohȳoīdea | |
Descendants
- → English: sternohyoideus