subclavius
Appearance
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin subclavius, from sub- (“under”) + clavicula (“collar bone, clavicle”) + -ius (suffix to form an adjective).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]subclavius (plural subclavii)
- (anatomy) A muscle which (in humans) originates from the first costal cartilage and inserts on to the undersurface of the clavicle, acting to elevate the first rib or fix the clavicle.
References
[edit]- “subclavius”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sub- (“under”) + clavicula (“collar bone, clavicle”) + -ius (suffix to form an adjective).
Pronunciation
[edit](modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /subˈkla.vi.us/, [subˈkläːvius]
Adjective
[edit]subclavius (feminine subclavia, neuter subclavium); first/second-declension adjective
Inflection
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
nominative | subclavius | subclavia | subclavium | subclaviī | subclaviae | subclavia | |
genitive | subclaviī | subclaviae | subclaviī | subclaviōrum | subclaviārum | subclaviōrum | |
dative | subclaviō | subclaviae | subclaviō | subclaviīs | |||
accusative | subclavium | subclaviam | subclavium | subclaviōs | subclaviās | subclavia | |
ablative | subclaviō | subclaviā | subclaviō | subclaviīs | |||
vocative | subclavie | subclavia | subclavium | subclaviī | subclaviae | subclavia |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: subclavius (noun)
- → English: subclavian
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