frontalis
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See also: frontális
English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin frontālis, clipping of mūsculus frontālis (“frontal muscle”). Doublet of frontal.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/
- Rhymes: -eɪlɪs
Noun
frontalis (plural frontales)
- (anatomy) A muscle of the forehead, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- Coordinate term: occipitalis
Related terms
Translations
muscle
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References
- “frontalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From frons (“forehead, brow, front”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /fronˈtaː.lis/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fronˈta.lis/,
Adjective
frontālis (neuter frontāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)
Inflection
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | frontālis | frontāle | frontālēs | frontālia | |
| genitive | frontālis | frontālium | |||
| dative | frontālī | frontālibus | |||
| accusative | frontālem | frontāle | frontālēs frontālīs |
frontālia | |
| ablative | frontālī | frontālibus | |||
| vocative | frontālis | frontāle | frontālēs | frontālia | |