zygomaticus

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin zygomaticus, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus (“zygomatic muscle”). Doublet of zygomatic.

Pronunciation

Noun

zygomaticus (plural zygomatici)

  1. (anatomy) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone.
    Meronyms: zygomaticus major, zygomaticus minor

Translations

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ζῠ́γωμᾰ (zŭ́gōmă, “that which connects the cranial with the facial bones”) +‎ -icus (“-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

zygōmaticus (feminine zygōmatica, neuter zygōmaticum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy, relational) zygomatic

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative zygōmaticus zygōmatica zygōmaticum zygōmaticī zygōmaticae zygōmatica
genitive zygōmaticī zygōmaticae zygōmaticī zygōmaticōrum zygōmaticārum zygōmaticōrum
dative zygōmaticō zygōmaticae zygōmaticō zygōmaticīs
accusative zygōmaticum zygōmaticam zygōmaticum zygōmaticōs zygōmaticās zygōmatica
ablative zygōmaticō zygōmaticā zygōmaticō zygōmaticīs
vocative zygōmatice zygōmatica zygōmaticum zygōmaticī zygōmaticae zygōmatica

Descendants

  • → English: zygomaticus
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