thyreohyoides
Latin
Etymology
From thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”). Doublet of thyreohȳoīdeus.
Pronunciation
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ti.re.o.i.oˈiː.des]
Adjective
thyreohȳoīdēs (neuter thyreohȳoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage and the hyoid bone; thyrohyoid.
Inflection
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | thyreohȳoīdēs | thyreohȳoīdes | thyreohȳoīdēs | thyreohȳoīda thyreohȳoīdia1 | |
| genitive | thyreohȳoīdis | thyreohȳoīdum thyreohȳoīdium1 | |||
| dative | thyreohȳoīdī | thyreohȳoīdibus | |||
| accusative | thyreohȳoīdem | thyreohȳoīdes | thyreohȳoīdīs thyreohȳoīdēs |
thyreohȳoīda thyreohȳoīdia1 | |
| ablative | thyreohȳoīde thyreohȳoīdī1 |
thyreohȳoīdibus | |||
| vocative | thyreohȳoīdēs | thyreohȳoīdes | thyreohȳoīdēs | thyreohȳoīda thyreohȳoīdia1 | |
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: thyrohyoid