pharyngeus

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Latin

Etymology

From pharynx (the pharynx) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phárunx, throat).

Pronunciation

Adjective

pharyngeus (feminine pharyngea, neuter pharyngeum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. (anatomy) of or pertaining to the pharynx; pharyngeal
    Synonym: pharyngeālis

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative pharyngeus pharyngea pharyngeum pharyngeī pharyngeae pharyngea
genitive pharyngeī pharyngeae pharyngeī pharyngeōrum pharyngeārum pharyngeōrum
dative pharyngeō pharyngeae pharyngeō pharyngeīs
accusative pharyngeum pharyngeam pharyngeum pharyngeōs pharyngeās pharyngea
ablative pharyngeō pharyngeā pharyngeō pharyngeīs
vocative pharyngee pharyngea pharyngeum pharyngeī pharyngeae pharyngea

Descendants

  • English: pharyngeal