English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternohȳoīdeus (sternohyoid muscle). Doublet of sternohyoid.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sternohyoideus (plural sternohyoidei)

  1. (anatomy) Alternative form of sternohyoid muscle.

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Latin edit

Etymology edit

From sternum (breastbone) +‎ -o- +‎ hȳoīdēs (U-shaped) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of sternohȳoīdēs.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

sternohȳoīdeus (feminine sternohȳoīdea, neuter sternohȳoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy, relational) sternohyoid
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Inflection edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative sternohȳoīdeus sternohȳoīdea sternohȳoīdeum sternohȳoīdeī sternohȳoīdeae sternohȳoīdea
Genitive sternohȳoīdeī sternohȳoīdeae sternohȳoīdeī sternohȳoīdeōrum sternohȳoīdeārum sternohȳoīdeōrum
Dative sternohȳoīdeō sternohȳoīdeō sternohȳoīdeīs
Accusative sternohȳoīdeum sternohȳoīdeam sternohȳoīdeum sternohȳoīdeōs sternohȳoīdeās sternohȳoīdea
Ablative sternohȳoīdeō sternohȳoīdeā sternohȳoīdeō sternohȳoīdeīs
Vocative sternohȳoīdee sternohȳoīdea sternohȳoīdeum sternohȳoīdeī sternohȳoīdeae sternohȳoīdea

Descendants edit

  • English: sternohyoideus