LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

platysma

platysma n (genitive platysmatis)
Classical[pɫaˈtys.ma]Ecclesiastical[plaˈtiz.ma]

Meaning

  1. New Latinneuterplatysma muscle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeplatysmaplatysmata
genitiveplatysmatisplatysmatum
dativeplatysmatīplatysmatibus
accusativeplatysmaplatysmata
ablativeplatysmateplatysmatibus
vocativeplatysmaplatysmata

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plắtŭsmă, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (plătŭ́nō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-mă, “nominal suffix”).

Descendants
  • Englishplatysma

In English words that came into English from platysma

  • platysmaplatysma

Quick answers

What does platysma mean in Latin?
platysma, a noun, means “platysma muscle”.
What is the genitive of platysma?
The genitive singular is platysmatis. platysma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce platysma?
In classical Latin, [pɫaˈtys.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [plaˈtiz.ma].