LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

eurygnathus

eurygnathus (feminine eurygnatha, neuter eurygnathum)
Classical[ɛu̯ˈryŋ.na.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[eu̯ˈriɲ.ɲa.tus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivewide-jawed

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeeurygnathuseurygnathaeurygnathum
genitiveeurygnathīeurygnathaeeurygnathī
dativeeurygnathōeurygnathaeeurygnathō
accusativeeurygnathumeurygnathameurygnathum
ablativeeurygnathōeurygnathāeurygnathō
vocativeeurygnatheeurygnathaeurygnathum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeeurygnathīeurygnathaeeurygnatha
genitiveeurygnathōrumeurygnathārumeurygnathōrum
dativeeurygnathīseurygnathīseurygnathīs
accusativeeurygnathōseurygnathāseurygnatha
ablativeeurygnathīseurygnathīseurygnathīs
vocativeeurygnathīeurygnathaeeurygnatha

Origins

A compound of the Ancient Greek εὐρῠ́ς (eurŭ́s, “wide”, “broad”) + γνᾰ́θος (gnắthos, “jaw”) + -ος (-os, suffix forming second-declension adjectives). Compare εὐρῠγένειος (eurŭgéneios, “broad-chinned”) and πλᾰτύγνᾰθος (plătúgnăthos, “broad-jawed”).

Quick answers

What does eurygnathus mean in Latin?
eurygnathus, a adjective, means “wide-jawed”.
How do you pronounce eurygnathus?
In classical Latin, [ɛu̯ˈryŋ.na.tʰʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eu̯ˈriɲ.ɲa.tus].