genioglossus
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin genīoglōssus, clipping of musculus genīoglōssus (“genioglossal muscle”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒiː.ni.ə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əs/, /d͡ʒɪˌnʌɪ.əˈɡlɒs.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈɡlɑs.əs/, /ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈɡlɔs.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɒsəs, -ɔːsəs
Noun edit
genioglossus (plural genioglossi)
- (anatomy) A flat, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the superior mental spine and inserts onto the undersurface of the tongue and onto the hyoid bone, acting mainly to extend, protrude or depress the tongue.
Translations edit
Translations
References edit
- “genioglossus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “genioglossus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “the tongue”) + -us (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡe.niː.oˈɡloːs.sus/, [ɡɛniːɔˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.ni.oˈɡlos.sus/, [d͡ʒenioˈɡlɔsːus]
Adjective edit
genīoglōssus (feminine genīoglōssa, neuter genīoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
Inflection edit
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | genīoglōssus | genīoglōssa | genīoglōssum | genīoglōssī | genīoglōssae | genīoglōssa | |
Genitive | genīoglōssī | genīoglōssae | genīoglōssī | genīoglōssōrum | genīoglōssārum | genīoglōssōrum | |
Dative | genīoglōssō | genīoglōssō | genīoglōssīs | ||||
Accusative | genīoglōssum | genīoglōssam | genīoglōssum | genīoglōssōs | genīoglōssās | genīoglōssa | |
Ablative | genīoglōssō | genīoglōssā | genīoglōssō | genīoglōssīs | |||
Vocative | genīoglōsse | genīoglōssa | genīoglōssum | genīoglōssī | genīoglōssae | genīoglōssa |
Descendants edit
- → English: genioglossus