hypoglossus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin hypoglōssus, clipping of nervus hypoglōssus (“hypoglossal nerve”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hypoglossus (plural hypoglossi)

  1. (neuroanatomy) Alternative form of hypoglossal nerve.
  • ansa hypoglossi

References

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under, hypo-”) +‎ γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hypoglōssus (feminine hypoglōssa, neuter hypoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) under the tongue

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative hypoglōssus hypoglōssa hypoglōssum hypoglōssī hypoglōssae hypoglōssa
genitive hypoglōssī hypoglōssae hypoglōssī hypoglōssōrum hypoglōssārum hypoglōssōrum
dative hypoglōssō hypoglōssae hypoglōssō hypoglōssīs
accusative hypoglōssum hypoglōssam hypoglōssum hypoglōssōs hypoglōssās hypoglōssa
ablative hypoglōssō hypoglōssā hypoglōssō hypoglōssīs
vocative hypoglōsse hypoglōssa hypoglōssum hypoglōssī hypoglōssae hypoglōssa

Descendants

  • → English: hypoglossal, hypoglossus
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