pterygoideus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pterygoīdeus, clipping of musculus pterygoīdeus (“pterygoid muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtɛɹ.əˈɡɔɪ.di.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs

Noun

pterygoideus (plural pterygoidei)

1. (anatomy) Alternative form of pterygoid muscle.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterugoeidḗs, “like a wing”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix). Doublet of pterygoīdēs.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pte.ry.ɡoˈiː.de.us/, [pt̪ɛrʏɡoˈiːd̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pte.ri.ɡoˈi.de.us/, [pt̪eriɡoˈiːd̪eus]

Adjective

pterygoīdeus (feminine pterygoīdea, neuter pterygoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) pterygoid

   musculus pterygoīdeus ― pterygoid muscle

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	pterygoīdeus	pterygoīdea	pterygoīdeum		pterygoīdeī	pterygoīdeae	pterygoīdea
Genitive	pterygoīdeī	pterygoīdeae	pterygoīdeī		pterygoīdeōrum	pterygoīdeārum	pterygoīdeōrum
Dative	pterygoīdeō		pterygoīdeō		pterygoīdeīs
Accusative	pterygoīdeum	pterygoīdeam	pterygoīdeum		pterygoīdeōs	pterygoīdeās	pterygoīdea
Ablative	pterygoīdeō	pterygoīdeā	pterygoīdeō		pterygoīdeīs
Vocative	pterygoīdee	pterygoīdea	pterygoīdeum		pterygoīdeī	pterygoīdeae	pterygoīdea

Descendants

• → English: pterygoideus