peroneus

English

Alternative forms

• peronaeus

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin peroneus, clipping of mūsculus peroneus (“peroneal muscle”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈniː.əs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɛɹ.əˈni.əs/
• Rhymes: -iːəs

Noun

peroneus (plural peronei)

1. (anatomy) Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot.

   Synonym: fibularis

   Meronyms: peroneus brevis, peroneus longus, peroneus tertius

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腓骨肌 (féigǔjī), 腓肌 (féijī)

References

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

Anagrams

• esuprone, supereon

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “small bone of the leg, fibula”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈo.ne.us/, [pɛrˈɔneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈo.ne.us/, [perˈɔːneus]

Adjective

peroneus (feminine peronea, neuter peroneum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

1. (anatomy, relational) fibular, peroneal

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	peroneus	peronea	peroneum		peroneī	peroneae	peronea
genitive	peroneī	peroneae	peroneī		peroneōrum	peroneārum	peroneōrum
dative	peroneō	peroneae	peroneō		peroneīs
accusative	peroneum	peroneam	peroneum		peroneōs	peroneās	peronea
ablative	peroneō	peroneā	peroneō		peroneīs
vocative	peronee	peronea	peroneum		peroneī	peroneae	peronea

Descendants

• → English: peroneus