LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hypoglōssus

hypoglōssus (feminine hypoglōssa, neuter hypoglōssum)
Classical[hy.pɔˈɡɫoːs.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.poˈɡlɔs.sus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveunder the tongue

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehypoglōssushypoglōssahypoglōssum
genitivehypoglōssīhypoglōssaehypoglōssī
dativehypoglōssōhypoglōssaehypoglōssō
accusativehypoglōssumhypoglōssamhypoglōssum
ablativehypoglōssōhypoglōssāhypoglōssō
vocativehypoglōssehypoglōssahypoglōssum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehypoglōssīhypoglōssaehypoglōssa
genitivehypoglōssōrumhypoglōssārumhypoglōssōrum
dativehypoglōssīshypoglōssīshypoglōssīs
accusativehypoglōssōshypoglōssāshypoglōssa
ablativehypoglōssīshypoglōssīshypoglōssīs
vocativehypoglōssīhypoglōssaehypoglōssa

Origins

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

Descendants
  • Englishhypoglossal
  • Englishhypoglossus

In English words that came into English from hypoglōssus

  • hypoglossalhypoglōssus

Quick answers

What does hypoglōssus mean in Latin?
hypoglōssus, a adjective, means “under the tongue”.
How do you pronounce hypoglōssus?
In classical Latin, [hy.pɔˈɡɫoːs.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.poˈɡlɔs.sus].