digastricus

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin digastricus, ellipsis of mūsculus digastricus (“digastric muscle”). Doublet of digastric.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /daɪˈɡæ.stɹɪk.əs/

Noun

digastricus (plural digastrici)

1. (anatomy) Synonym of digastric muscle.

References

• “digastricus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From di- (“twice, doubly”) +‎ gastricus (“gastric”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /diˈɡas.tri.kus/, [d̪ɪˈɡäs̠t̪rɪkʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /diˈɡas.tri.kus/, [d̪iˈɡäst̪rikus]

Adjective

digastricus (feminine digastrica, neuter digastricum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) digastric

   musculus digastricus ― digastric muscle

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	digastricus	digastrica	digastricum		digastricī	digastricae	digastrica
genitive	digastricī	digastricae	digastricī		digastricōrum	digastricārum	digastricōrum
dative	digastricō	digastricae	digastricō		digastricīs
accusative	digastricum	digastricam	digastricum		digastricōs	digastricās	digastrica
ablative	digastricō	digastricā	digastricō		digastricīs
vocative	digastrice	digastrica	digastricum		digastricī	digastricae	digastrica

Descendants

• → English: digastric, digastricus