pharyngeus

Latin

Etymology

From pharynx (“the pharynx”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix), from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phárunx, “throat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pʰaˈryn.ɡe.us/, [pʰäˈrʏŋɡeʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /faˈrin.d͡ʒe.us/, [fäˈrin̠ʲd͡ʒeus]

Adjective

pharyngeus (feminine pharyngea, neuter pharyngeum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

1. (anatomy) of or pertaining to the pharynx; pharyngeal

   Synonym: pharyngeālis

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pharyngeus	pharyngea	pharyngeum		pharyngeī	pharyngeae	pharyngea
genitive	pharyngeī	pharyngeae	pharyngeī		pharyngeōrum	pharyngeārum	pharyngeōrum
dative	pharyngeō	pharyngeae	pharyngeō		pharyngeīs
accusative	pharyngeum	pharyngeam	pharyngeum		pharyngeōs	pharyngeās	pharyngea
ablative	pharyngeō	pharyngeā	pharyngeō		pharyngeīs
vocative	pharyngee	pharyngea	pharyngeum		pharyngeī	pharyngeae	pharyngea

Related terms

• pharyngeālis

Descendants

• ⇒ English: pharyngeal