LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hyoglōssus

hyoglōssus (feminine hyoglōssa, neuter hyoglōssum)
Classical[hy.ɔˈɡɫoːs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.oˈɡlɔs.sus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveOf or relating to the hyoid bone and the tongue.
    musculus hyoglōssusthe hyoglossus muscle

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehyoglōssushyoglōssahyoglōssum
genitivehyoglōssīhyoglōssaehyoglōssī
dativehyoglōssōhyoglōssaehyoglōssō
accusativehyoglōssumhyoglōssamhyoglōssum
ablativehyoglōssōhyoglōssāhyoglōssō
vocativehyoglōssehyoglōssahyoglōssum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehyoglōssīhyoglōssaehyoglōssa
genitivehyoglōssōrumhyoglōssārumhyoglōssōrum
dativehyoglōssīshyoglōssīshyoglōssīs
accusativehyoglōssōshyoglōssāshyoglōssa
ablativehyoglōssīshyoglōssīshyoglōssīs
vocativehyoglōssīhyoglōssaehyoglōssa

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ὗ(hû)
  2. Ancient Greek -ο-(-o-)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  5. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  6. Ancient Greek εἶδος(eîdos)
  7. Ancient Greek -ης(-ēs)
  8. Ancient Greek -ειδής(-eidḗs)
  9. Latinhyoglōssus

Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor. Latin hyoīdēs Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin hyoglōssus From hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “the tongue”) + Latin -us (adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishhyoglossus

In English words that came into English from hyoglōssus

  • hyoglossushyoglōssus

Quick answers

What does hyoglōssus mean in Latin?
hyoglōssus, a adjective, means “Of or relating to the hyoid bone and the tongue.”.
How do you pronounce hyoglōssus?
In classical Latin, [hy.ɔˈɡɫoːs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.oˈɡlɔs.sus].
Where does hyoglōssus come from?
Ancient Greek ὗ (hû) → Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) → Proto-Indo-European *weyd- → Proto-Indo-European *wéydos → Proto-Hellenic *wéidos → Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) → Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) → Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) → Latin hyoglōssus.