geniohyoideus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus (“geniohyoid muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊ.haɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs

Noun

geniohyoideus (plural geniohyoidei)

1. (anatomy) Alternative form of geniohyoid muscle.

References

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

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) +‎ hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡe.niː.o.hy.oˈiː.de.us/, [ɡɛniːo(ɦ)yoˈiːd̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.ni.o.i.oˈi.de.us/, [d͡ʒenioioˈiːd̪eus]

Adjective

genīohyoīdeus (feminine genīohyoīdea, neuter genīohyoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (anatomy) geniohyoid

   musculus genīohyoīdeus ― geniohyoid muscle

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	genīohyoīdeus	genīohyoīdea	genīohyoīdeum		genīohyoīdeī	genīohyoīdeae	genīohyoīdea
genitive	genīohyoīdeī	genīohyoīdeae	genīohyoīdeī		genīohyoīdeōrum	genīohyoīdeārum	genīohyoīdeōrum
dative	genīohyoīdeō	genīohyoīdeae	genīohyoīdeō		genīohyoīdeīs
accusative	genīohyoīdeum	genīohyoīdeam	genīohyoīdeum		genīohyoīdeōs	genīohyoīdeās	genīohyoīdea
ablative	genīohyoīdeō	genīohyoīdeā	genīohyoīdeō		genīohyoīdeīs
vocative	genīohyoīdee	genīohyoīdea	genīohyoīdeum		genīohyoīdeī	genīohyoīdeae	genīohyoīdea

Descendants

• → English: geniohyoideus