interosseus

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪntəɹˈɒsiəs/
• Homophone: interosseous

Noun

interosseus (plural interossei)

1. (anatomy) Any of various muscles located between bones.

   the dorsal interossei of the hand

   palmar interossei

Derived terms

• interosseous (adjective)

Latin

Etymology

From inter- +‎ os, ossis (“bone”) +‎ -eus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.teˈros.se.us/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛˈrɔs̠ːeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.teˈros.se.us/, [in̪t̪eˈrɔsːeus]

Adjective

interosseus (feminine interossea, neuter interosseum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin, anatomy) interosseal, sitting between bones

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	interosseus	interossea	interosseum		interosseī	interosseae	interossea
genitive	interosseī	interosseae	interosseī		interosseōrum	interosseārum	interosseōrum
dative	interosseō	interosseae	interosseō		interosseīs
accusative	interosseum	interosseam	interosseum		interosseōs	interosseās	interossea
ablative	interosseō	interosseā	interosseō		interosseīs
vocative	interossee	interossea	interosseum		interosseī	interosseae	interossea

Descendants

• → English: interosseous