sternothyroideus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin sternothyroīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternothyroīdeus (“sternothyroid muscle”). Doublet of sternothyroid.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌstɝ.noʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs
Noun
sternothyroideus (plural sternothyroidei)
- (anatomy) Alternative form of sternothyroid muscle.
References
- “sternothyroideus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Etymology
From sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of sternothyreoīdēs.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [stɛr.nɔ.tʰy.roˈiː.de.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [st̪er.no.t̪i.roˈiː.d̪e.us]
Adjective
sternothyroīdeus (feminine sternothyroīdea, neuter sternothyroīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
- (anatomy, relational) sternothyroid
Inflection
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | sternothyroīdeus | sternothyroīdea | sternothyroīdeum | sternothyroīdeī | sternothyroīdeae | sternothyroīdea | |
| genitive | sternothyroīdeī | sternothyroīdeae | sternothyroīdeī | sternothyroīdeōrum | sternothyroīdeārum | sternothyroīdeōrum | |
| dative | sternothyroīdeō | sternothyroīdeae | sternothyroīdeō | sternothyroīdeīs | |||
| accusative | sternothyroīdeum | sternothyroīdeam | sternothyroīdeum | sternothyroīdeōs | sternothyroīdeās | sternothyroīdea | |
| ablative | sternothyroīdeō | sternothyroīdeā | sternothyroīdeō | sternothyroīdeīs | |||
| vocative | sternothyroīdee | sternothyroīdea | sternothyroīdeum | sternothyroīdeī | sternothyroīdeae | sternothyroīdea | |
Descendants
- → English: sternothyroideus