cricothyroideus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin cricothyroīdeus, clipping of musculus cricothyroīdeus (“cricothyroid muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹaɪ.koʊ.θaɪˈɹɔɪ.di.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs

Noun

cricothyroideus (plural cricothyroidei)

1. (anatomy) Alternative form of cricothyroid muscle.

Latin

Etymology

From cricoīdēs (“cricoid”) +‎ thyroīdeus (“thyroid”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kri.ko.tʰy.roˈiː.de.us/, [krɪkɔt̪ʰʏroˈiːd̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kri.ko.ti.roˈi.de.us/, [krikot̪iroˈiːd̪eus]

Adjective

cricothyroīdeus (feminine cricothyroīdea, neuter cricothyroīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) cricothyroid.

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cricothyroīdeus	cricothyroīdea	cricothyroīdeum		cricothyroīdeī	cricothyroīdeae	cricothyroīdea
Genitive	cricothyroīdeī	cricothyroīdeae	cricothyroīdeī		cricothyroīdeōrum	cricothyroīdeārum	cricothyroīdeōrum
Dative	cricothyroīdeō		cricothyroīdeō		cricothyroīdeīs
Accusative	cricothyroīdeum	cricothyroīdeam	cricothyroīdeum		cricothyroīdeōs	cricothyroīdeās	cricothyroīdea
Ablative	cricothyroīdeō	cricothyroīdeā	cricothyroīdeō		cricothyroīdeīs
Vocative	cricothyroīdee	cricothyroīdea	cricothyroīdeum		cricothyroīdeī	cricothyroīdeae	cricothyroīdea

Descendants

• → English: cricothyroideus