omohyoideus

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English

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (omohyoid muscle). Doublet of omohyoid.

Pronunciation

Noun

omohyoideus (plural omohyoidei)

  1. (anatomy) Synonym of omohyoid muscle.

References

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, shoulder) +‎ hȳoīdēs (U-shaped) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ōmohȳoīdeus (feminine ōmohȳoīdea, neuter ōmohȳoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) omohyoid
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Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ōmohȳoīdeus ōmohȳoīdea ōmohȳoīdeum ōmohȳoīdeī ōmohȳoīdeae ōmohȳoīdea
Genitive ōmohȳoīdeī ōmohȳoīdeae ōmohȳoīdeī ōmohȳoīdeōrum ōmohȳoīdeārum ōmohȳoīdeōrum
Dative ōmohȳoīdeō ōmohȳoīdeō ōmohȳoīdeīs
Accusative ōmohȳoīdeum ōmohȳoīdeam ōmohȳoīdeum ōmohȳoīdeōs ōmohȳoīdeās ōmohȳoīdea
Ablative ōmohȳoīdeō ōmohȳoīdeā ōmohȳoīdeō ōmohȳoīdeīs
Vocative ōmohȳoīdee ōmohȳoīdea ōmohȳoīdeum ōmohȳoīdeī ōmohȳoīdeae ōmohȳoīdea

Descendants

  • English: omohyoideus, omohyoidean