sternocleidomastoideus

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeus (sternocleidomastoid muscle).

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Noun edit

sternocleidomastoideus (plural sternocleidomastoidei)

  1. (anatomy) Alternative form of sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From sternum (the breastbone) +‎ Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, the collarbone) +‎ mastoīdēs (like a breast) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of sternocleidomastoīdēs.

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Adjective edit

sternocleidomastoideus (feminine sternocleidomastoidea, neuter sternocleidomastoideum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) sternocleidomastoid
    mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeussternocleidomastoid muscle

Inflection edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sternocleidomastoīdeus sternocleidomastoīdea sternocleidomastoīdeum sternocleidomastoīdeī sternocleidomastoīdeae sternocleidomastoīdea
Genitive sternocleidomastoīdeī sternocleidomastoīdeae sternocleidomastoīdeī sternocleidomastoīdeōrum sternocleidomastoīdeārum sternocleidomastoīdeōrum
Dative sternocleidomastoīdeō sternocleidomastoīdeō sternocleidomastoīdeīs
Accusative sternocleidomastoīdeum sternocleidomastoīdeam sternocleidomastoīdeum sternocleidomastoīdeōs sternocleidomastoīdeās sternocleidomastoīdea
Ablative sternocleidomastoīdeō sternocleidomastoīdeā sternocleidomastoīdeō sternocleidomastoīdeīs
Vocative sternocleidomastoīdee sternocleidomastoīdea sternocleidomastoīdeum sternocleidomastoīdeī sternocleidomastoīdeae sternocleidomastoīdea

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  • English: sternocleidomastoideus