sternothyreoides
Latin
Etymology
From sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”). Doublet of sternothyroīdeus.
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ster.no.ti.re.oˈiː.des]
Adjective
sternothyreoīdēs (neuter sternothyreoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to sternum and the thyroid cartilage; sternothyroid.
Inflection
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | sternothyreoīdēs | sternothyreoīdes | sternothyreoīdēs | sternothyreoīda sternothyreoīdia1 | |
| genitive | sternothyreoīdis | sternothyreoīdum sternothyreoīdium1 | |||
| dative | sternothyreoīdī | sternothyreoīdibus | |||
| accusative | sternothyreoīdem | sternothyreoīdes | sternothyreoīdīs sternothyreoīdēs |
sternothyreoīda sternothyreoīdia1 | |
| ablative | sternothyreoīde sternothyreoīdī1 |
sternothyreoīdibus | |||
| vocative | sternothyreoīdēs | sternothyreoīdes | sternothyreoīdēs | sternothyreoīda sternothyreoīdia1 | |
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: sternothyroid