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)

1. (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) IPA^(key): /ster.no.tʰy.roˈiː.de.us/, [s̠t̪ɛrnɔt̪ʰʏroˈiːd̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ster.no.ti.roˈi.de.us/, [st̪ernot̪iroˈiːd̪eus]

Adjective

sternothyroīdeus (feminine sternothyroīdea, neuter sternothyroīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy, relational) sternothyroid

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sternothyroīdeus	sternothyroīdea	sternothyroīdeum		sternothyroīdeī	sternothyroīdeae	sternothyroīdea
Genitive	sternothyroīdeī	sternothyroīdeae	sternothyroīdeī		sternothyroīdeōrum	sternothyroīdeārum	sternothyroīdeōrum
Dative	sternothyroīdeō		sternothyroīdeō		sternothyroīdeīs
Accusative	sternothyroīdeum	sternothyroīdeam	sternothyroīdeum		sternothyroīdeōs	sternothyroīdeās	sternothyroīdea
Ablative	sternothyroīdeō	sternothyroīdeā	sternothyroīdeō		sternothyroīdeīs
Vocative	sternothyroīdee	sternothyroīdea	sternothyroīdeum		sternothyroīdeī	sternothyroīdeae	sternothyroīdea

Descendants

• → English: sternothyroideus