genioglossus
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editgenioglossus (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
editTranslations
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
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “the tongue”) + -us (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.niː.oˈɡloːs.sus/, [ɡɛniːɔˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.ni.oˈɡlos.sus/, [d͡ʒenioˈɡlɔsːus]
Adjective
editgenīoglōssus (feminine genīoglōssa, neuter genīoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
Inflection
editFirst/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
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