genioglossus

English

Alternative forms

• geniohyoglossus

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin genīoglōssus, clipping of musculus genīoglōssus (“genioglossal muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒiː.ni.ə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əs/, /d͡ʒɪˌnʌɪ.əˈɡlɒs.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈɡlɑs.əs/, /ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈɡlɔs.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɒsəs, -ɔːsəs

Noun

genioglossus (plural genioglossi)

1. (anatomy) A flat, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the superior mental spine and inserts onto the undersurface of the tongue and onto the hyoid bone, acting mainly to extend, protrude or depress the tongue.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 頦舌肌／颏舌肌 (kēshéjī, (Taiwan) háishéjī)

• Japanese: 頤舌筋 (おとがいぜっきん, otogaizekkin)

References

• “genioglossus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “genioglossus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) +‎ Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “the tongue”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡe.niː.oˈɡloːs.sus/, [ɡɛniːɔˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.ni.oˈɡlos.sus/, [d͡ʒenioˈɡlɔsːus]

Adjective

genīoglōssus (feminine genīoglōssa, neuter genīoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) Of the chin and the tongue.

   musculus genīoglōssus ― the genioglossus muscle

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	genīoglōssus	genīoglōssa	genīoglōssum		genīoglōssī	genīoglōssae	genīoglōssa
Genitive	genīoglōssī	genīoglōssae	genīoglōssī		genīoglōssōrum	genīoglōssārum	genīoglōssōrum
Dative	genīoglōssō		genīoglōssō		genīoglōssīs
Accusative	genīoglōssum	genīoglōssam	genīoglōssum		genīoglōssōs	genīoglōssās	genīoglōssa
Ablative	genīoglōssō	genīoglōssā	genīoglōssō		genīoglōssīs
Vocative	genīoglōsse	genīoglōssa	genīoglōssum		genīoglōssī	genīoglōssae	genīoglōssa

Descendants

• → English: genioglossus