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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pterygopalātīnus

pterygopalātīnus (feminine pterygopalātīna, neuter pterygopalātīnum)
Classical[ptɛ.ry.ɡɔ.pa.ɫaːˈtiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[pte.ri.ɡo.pa.laˈtiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiverelationalpterygopalatine (relating to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepterygopalātīnuspterygopalātīnapterygopalātīnum
genitivepterygopalātīnīpterygopalātīnaepterygopalātīnī
dativepterygopalātīnōpterygopalātīnaepterygopalātīnō
accusativepterygopalātīnumpterygopalātīnampterygopalātīnum
ablativepterygopalātīnōpterygopalātīnāpterygopalātīnō
vocativepterygopalātīnepterygopalātīnapterygopalātīnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepterygopalātīnīpterygopalātīnaepterygopalātīna
genitivepterygopalātīnōrumpterygopalātīnārumpterygopalātīnōrum
dativepterygopalātīnīspterygopalātīnīspterygopalātīnīs
accusativepterygopalātīnōspterygopalātīnāspterygopalātīna
ablativepterygopalātīnīspterygopalātīnīspterygopalātīnīs
vocativepterygopalātīnīpterygopalātīnaepterygopalātīna

Origins

From pterygoīdēs (“winglike”) + palātīnus (“relating to the palate”).

Descendants
  • Frenchptérygo-palatin
  • Englishpterygopalatinefrom French ptérygo-palatin

In English words that came into English from pterygopalātīnus

  • pterygopalatinepterygopalātīnus

Quick answers

What does pterygopalātīnus mean in Latin?
pterygopalātīnus, a adjective, means “pterygopalatine (relating to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone)”.
How do you pronounce pterygopalātīnus?
In classical Latin, [ptɛ.ry.ɡɔ.pa.ɫaːˈtiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pte.ri.ɡo.pa.laˈtiː.nus].