pterygopalatinus

Latin

Etymology

From pterygoīdēs (“winglike”) +‎ palātīnus (“relating to the palate”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pte.ry.ɡo.pa.laːˈtiː.nus/, [pt̪ɛrʏɡɔpäɫ̪äːˈt̪iːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pte.ri.ɡo.pa.laˈti.nus/, [pt̪eriɡopäläˈt̪iːnus]

Adjective

pterygopalātīnus (feminine pterygopalātīna, neuter pterygopalātīnum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. (anatomy, relational) pterygopalatine (relating to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone)

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	pterygopalātīnus	pterygopalātīna	pterygopalātīnum		pterygopalātīnī	pterygopalātīnae	pterygopalātīna
genitive	pterygopalātīnī	pterygopalātīnae	pterygopalātīnī		pterygopalātīnōrum	pterygopalātīnārum	pterygopalātīnōrum
dative	pterygopalātīnō	pterygopalātīnae	pterygopalātīnō		pterygopalātīnīs
accusative	pterygopalātīnum	pterygopalātīnam	pterygopalātīnum		pterygopalātīnōs	pterygopalātīnās	pterygopalātīna
ablative	pterygopalātīnō	pterygopalātīnā	pterygopalātīnō		pterygopalātīnīs
vocative	pterygopalātīne	pterygopalātīna	pterygopalātīnum		pterygopalātīnī	pterygopalātīnae	pterygopalātīna

Descendants

• → French: ptérygo-palatin
  • → English: pterygopalatine