Latin edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Ancient Greek σιαγών (siagṓn, jaw).

Noun edit

siāgonēs m pl (genitive siāgonum); third declension

  1. (anatomy) The muscles which support the jaw

Declension edit

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative siāgonēs
Genitive siāgonum
Dative siāgonibus
Accusative siāgonēs
Ablative siāgonibus
Vocative siāgonēs

References edit

  • siagones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • siagones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.