stapedius

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin stapedius, clipping of mūsculus stapedius (“stapedial muscle”). Doublet of stapedial.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /stəˈpi.di.əs/
• Rhymes: -iːdiəs

Noun

stapedius (plural stapedii)

1. (anatomy) A small muscle of the middle ear that arises from the wall of the tympanum and is inserted into the neck of the stapes by a tendon that sometimes contains a slender spine of bone; it is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body, serving to stabilize the stapes to check and dampen its vibration.

Related terms

• stapedial

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鐙骨肌／镫骨肌 (dènggǔjī)

• Finnish: jalustinlihas
• Italian: stapedio m, muscolo stapedio m
• Japanese: 鐙骨筋 (あぶみこつきん, abumikotsukin)
• Spanish: músculo del estribo m

References

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

Anagrams

• puts aside

Latin

Etymology

From Medieval Latin stapēs (“stirrup; stapes”) +‎ -ius (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /staˈpe.di.us/, [s̠t̪äˈpɛd̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /staˈpe.di.us/, [st̪äˈpɛːd̪ius]

Adjective

stapedius (feminine stapedia, neuter stapedium); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (relational) stirrup
2. (anatomy, relational) stapedial

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	stapedius	stapedia	stapedium		stapediī	stapediae	stapedia
Genitive	stapediī	stapediae	stapediī		stapediōrum	stapediārum	stapediōrum
Dative	stapediō		stapediō		stapediīs
Accusative	stapedium	stapediam	stapedium		stapediōs	stapediās	stapedia
Ablative	stapediō	stapediā	stapediō		stapediīs
Vocative	stapedie	stapedia	stapedium		stapediī	stapediae	stapedia

Descendants

• ⇒ English: stapedial
• → English: stapedius