hypoglossus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin hypoglōssus, clipping of nervus hypoglōssus (“hypoglossal nerve”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɒsəs

Noun

hypoglossus (plural hypoglossi)

1. (neuroanatomy) Alternative form of hypoglossal nerve.

Related terms

• ansa hypoglossi

References

• “hypoglossus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hupóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hupo-, “under, hypo-”) +‎ γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “tongue”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hy.poˈɡloːs.sus/, [hʏpɔˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.poˈɡlos.sus/, [ipoˈɡlɔsːus]

Adjective

hypoglōssus (feminine hypoglōssa, neuter hypoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) under the tongue

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hypoglōssus	hypoglōssa	hypoglōssum		hypoglōssī	hypoglōssae	hypoglōssa
Genitive	hypoglōssī	hypoglōssae	hypoglōssī		hypoglōssōrum	hypoglōssārum	hypoglōssōrum
Dative	hypoglōssō		hypoglōssō		hypoglōssīs
Accusative	hypoglōssum	hypoglōssam	hypoglōssum		hypoglōssōs	hypoglōssās	hypoglōssa
Ablative	hypoglōssō	hypoglōssā	hypoglōssō		hypoglōssīs
Vocative	hypoglōsse	hypoglōssa	hypoglōssum		hypoglōssī	hypoglōssae	hypoglōssa

Descendants

• → English: hypoglossal, hypoglossus