sternohyoideus

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌstɝ.noʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs

Noun

sternohyoideus (plural sternohyoidei)

1. (anatomy) Alternative form of sternohyoid muscle.

References

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

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ster.no.hyː.oˈiː.de.us/, [s̠t̪ɛrno(ɦ)yːoˈiːd̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ster.no.i.oˈi.de.us/, [st̪ernoioˈiːd̪eus]

Adjective

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

1. (anatomy, relational) sternohyoid

Inflection

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

• → English: sternohyoideus