sternohyoides

Latin

Etymology

From sternum (“the breastbone”) +‎ -o- +‎ hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”). Doublet of sternohȳoīdeus.

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ster.no.i.oˈiː.des]

Adjective

sternohȳoīdēs (neuter sternohȳoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone.

Inflection

Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).

	masc./fem.	neuter	masc./fem.	neuter
	singular		plural
nominative	sternohȳoīdēs	sternohȳoīdes	sternohȳoīdēs	sternohȳoīda sternohȳoīdia¹
genitive	sternohȳoīdis		sternohȳoīdum sternohȳoīdium¹
dative	sternohȳoīdī		sternohȳoīdibus
accusative	sternohȳoīdem	sternohȳoīdes	sternohȳoīdīs sternohȳoīdēs	sternohȳoīda sternohȳoīdia¹
ablative	sternohȳoīde sternohȳoīdī¹		sternohȳoīdibus
vocative	sternohȳoīdēs	sternohȳoīdes	sternohȳoīdēs	sternohȳoīda sternohȳoīdia¹

¹It is unknown whether adjectives of this type would use i-stem or consonant-stem endings in Classical Latin: the relevant forms are not attested. Depending on the word, either ending or both may be attested in New Latin.

Descendants

→ English: sternohyoid