LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

māxillāris

māxillāris (neuter māxillāre)
Classical[maːk.sɪlˈlaː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[mak.silˈlaː.ris]

Meaning

  1. relationaltwo terminationof or pertaining to the jaw; maxillary

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemāxillārismāxillārismāxillāre
genitivemāxillārismāxillārismāxillāris
dativemāxillārīmāxillārīmāxillārī
accusativemāxillāremmāxillāremmāxillāre
ablativemāxillārīmāxillārīmāxillārī
vocativemāxillārismāxillārismāxillāre
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemāxillārēsmāxillārēsmāxillāria
genitivemāxillāriummāxillāriummāxillārium
dativemāxillāribusmāxillāribusmāxillāribus
accusativemāxillārīs
māxillārēs		māxillārīs
māxillārēs		māxillāria
ablativemāxillāribusmāxillāribusmāxillāribus
vocativemāxillārēsmāxillārēsmāxillāria

maxillāris, e, adj. maxilla,
I. of or belonging to the jaw, maxillary (post-Aug.): dentes, the maxillary teeth, grinders, Cels. 6, 9; Plin. 11, 37, 63, § 166; 32, 7, 26, § 80; 32, 10, 50, § 139.

Origins

Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin māxillāris From māxilla (“the jawbone, jaw”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishmaxillary
  • Englishmaxillar
  • Frenchmaxillaire
  • Italianmascellare
  • Greekμαξιλάρι

In English words that came into English from māxillāris

  • maxillarymāxillāris

Quick answers

What does māxillāris mean in Latin?
māxillāris, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the jaw; maxillary”.
How do you pronounce māxillāris?
In classical Latin, [maːk.sɪlˈlaː.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mak.silˈlaː.ris].