genioglossus

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Borrowed from New Latin genīoglōssus, clipping of musculus genīoglōssus (“genioglossal muscle”).

(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

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.

“genioglossus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“genioglossus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

From Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) +‎ Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “the tongue”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix).

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡe.niː.oˈɡloːs.sus/, [ɡɛniːɔˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.ni.oˈɡlos.sus/, [d͡ʒenioˈɡlɔsːus]

genīoglōssus (feminine genīoglōssa, neuter genīoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

(anatomy) Of the chin and the tongue.
musculus genīoglōssus ― the genioglossus muscle

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	genīoglōssus	genīoglōssa	genīoglōssum	genīoglōssī	genīoglōssae	genīoglōssa
Genitive	genīoglōssī	genīoglōssae	genīoglōssī	genīoglōssōrum	genīoglōssārum	genīoglōssōrum
Dative	genīoglōssō	genīoglōssae	genīoglōssō	genīoglōssīs
Accusative	genīoglōssum	genīoglōssam	genīoglōssum	genīoglōssōs	genīoglōssās	genīoglōssa
Ablative	genīoglōssō	genīoglōssā	genīoglōssō	genīoglōssīs
Vocative	genīoglōsse	genīoglōssa	genīoglōssum	genīoglōssī	genīoglōssae	genīoglōssa