omohyoideus

English

Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əʊ.məʊ.hʌɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌoʊ.moʊˌhaɪˈɔɪ.di.əs/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪdiəs

Noun

omohyoideus (plural omohyoidei)

1. (anatomy) Synonym of omohyoid muscle.

References

• “omohyoideus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “omohyoideus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) +‎ hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oː.mo.hyː.oˈiː.de.us/, [oːmo(ɦ)yːoˈiːd̪eʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /o.mo.i.oˈi.de.us/, [omoioˈiːd̪eus]

Adjective

ōmohȳoīdeus (feminine ōmohȳoīdea, neuter ōmohȳoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) omohyoid

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ōmohȳoīdeus	ōmohȳoīdea	ōmohȳoīdeum		ōmohȳoīdeī	ōmohȳoīdeae	ōmohȳoīdea
genitive	ōmohȳoīdeī	ōmohȳoīdeae	ōmohȳoīdeī		ōmohȳoīdeōrum	ōmohȳoīdeārum	ōmohȳoīdeōrum
dative	ōmohȳoīdeō	ōmohȳoīdeae	ōmohȳoīdeō		ōmohȳoīdeīs
accusative	ōmohȳoīdeum	ōmohȳoīdeam	ōmohȳoīdeum		ōmohȳoīdeōs	ōmohȳoīdeās	ōmohȳoīdea
ablative	ōmohȳoīdeō	ōmohȳoīdeā	ōmohȳoīdeō		ōmohȳoīdeīs
vocative	ōmohȳoīdee	ōmohȳoīdea	ōmohȳoīdeum		ōmohȳoīdeī	ōmohȳoīdeae	ōmohȳoīdea

Descendants

• → English: omohyoideus, ⇒ omohyoidean