scalenus

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

scalenus (plural scaleni)

  1. (anatomy) Alternative form of scalene muscle.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skalēnós, “uneven, unequal”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

scalēnus (feminine scalēna, neuter scalēnum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (geometry) (of a triangle) of unequal sides; scalene

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative scalēnus scalēna scalēnum scalēnī scalēnae scalēna
genitive scalēnī scalēnae scalēnī scalēnōrum scalēnārum scalēnōrum
dative scalēnō scalēnae scalēnō scalēnīs
accusative scalēnum scalēnam scalēnum scalēnōs scalēnās scalēna
ablative scalēnō scalēnā scalēnō scalēnīs
vocative scalēne scalēna scalēnum scalēnī scalēnae scalēna

Descendants

  • → English: scalene, scalenus

References

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