noun · femininethird declension
aponeurōsis
aponeurōsis f (genitive aponeurōsis)
Classical[a.pɔ.nɛu̯ˈroː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[a.po.neu̯ˈrɔː.s̬is]
Meaning
- New LatinAn aponeurosis.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | aponeurōsis | aponeurōsēs |
| genitive | aponeurōsis | aponeurōsium |
| dative | aponeurōsī | aponeurōsibus |
| accusative | aponeurōsem | aponeurōsēs aponeurōsīs |
| ablative | aponeurōse | aponeurōsibus |
| vocative | aponeurōsis | aponeurōsēs |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπονεύρωσῐς (aponeúrōsĭs, “end of the muscle where it becomes tendinous”), from ἀ̆πονευρόομαι (ăponeuróomai, “to become tendinous”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, nominal suffix).
In English words that came into English from aponeurōsis
- aponeurosisaponeurōsis
- aponeuroticaponeurōticus