lingualis
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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin linguālis, ellipsis of mūsculus linguālis (“lingual muscle”). Doublet of lingual.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /lɪŋˈɡwæl.ɪs/, /lɪŋˈɡweɪ.lɪs/, /lɪŋˈɡwɑl.ɪs/
- Rhymes: -ælɪs, -eɪlɪs, -ɑːlɪs
Noun
lingualis (plural linguales)
- (anatomy) A longitudinal band of muscular fibres, situated on the undersurface of the tongue, lying in the interval between the hyoglossus and the geniohyoglossus, and extending from the base to the apex of the organ.
References
Latin
Etymology
From lingua (“the tongue”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /linˈɡʷaː.lis/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /linˈɡwa.lis/,
Adjective
linguālis (neuter linguāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (Medieval Latin)
Inflection
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | linguālis | linguāle | linguālēs | linguālia | |
| genitive | linguālis | linguālium | |||
| dative | linguālī | linguālibus | |||
| accusative | linguālem | linguāle | linguālēs linguālīs |
linguālia | |
| ablative | linguālī | linguālibus | |||
| vocative | linguālis | linguāle | linguālēs | linguālia | |