LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

genīoglōssus

genīoglōssus (feminine genīoglōssa, neuter genīoglōssum)
Classical[ɡɛ.niː.ɔˈɡɫoːs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.ni.oˈɡlɔs.sus]

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveOf the chin and the tongue.
    musculus genīoglōssusthe genioglossus muscle

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegenīoglōssusgenīoglōssagenīoglōssum
genitivegenīoglōssīgenīoglōssaegenīoglōssī
dativegenīoglōssōgenīoglōssaegenīoglōssō
accusativegenīoglōssumgenīoglōssamgenīoglōssum
ablativegenīoglōssōgenīoglōssāgenīoglōssō
vocativegenīoglōssegenīoglōssagenīoglōssum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativegenīoglōssīgenīoglōssaegenīoglōssa
genitivegenīoglōssōrumgenīoglōssārumgenīoglōssōrum
dativegenīoglōssīsgenīoglōssīsgenīoglōssīs
accusativegenīoglōssōsgenīoglōssāsgenīoglōssa
ablativegenīoglōssīsgenīoglōssīsgenīoglōssīs
vocativegenīoglōssīgenīoglōssaegenīoglōssa

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek γένειον(géneion)
  2. Proto-Hellenic*glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā
  3. Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ(glôssă)
  4. Latingenīoglōssus

Latin genīoglōssus From Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “the tongue”) + Latin -us (adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishgenioglossus

In English words that came into English from genīoglōssus

  • genioglossusgenīoglōssus

Quick answers

What does genīoglōssus mean in Latin?
genīoglōssus, a adjective, means “Of the chin and the tongue.”.
How do you pronounce genīoglōssus?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛ.niː.ɔˈɡɫoːs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒe.ni.oˈɡlɔs.sus].
Where does genīoglōssus come from?
Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion) → Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā → Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) → Latin genīoglōssus.