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adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

sternohȳoīdēs

sternohȳoīdēs (neuter sternohȳoīdes)
Ecclesiastical[ster.no.i.oˈiː.des]

Meaning

  1. Greek typeNew Latinone terminationOf or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesternohȳoīdēssternohȳoīdēssternohȳoīdes
genitivesternohȳoīdissternohȳoīdissternohȳoīdis
dativesternohȳoīdīsternohȳoīdīsternohȳoīdī
accusativesternohȳoīdemsternohȳoīdemsternohȳoīdes
ablativesternohȳoīde
sternohȳoīdī		sternohȳoīde
sternohȳoīdī		sternohȳoīde
sternohȳoīdī
vocativesternohȳoīdēssternohȳoīdēssternohȳoīdes
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesternohȳoīdēssternohȳoīdēssternohȳoīda
sternohȳoīdia
genitivesternohȳoīdum
sternohȳoīdium		sternohȳoīdum
sternohȳoīdium		sternohȳoīdum
sternohȳoīdium
dativesternohȳoīdibussternohȳoīdibussternohȳoīdibus
accusativesternohȳoīdīs
sternohȳoīdēs		sternohȳoīdīs
sternohȳoīdēs		sternohȳoīda
sternohȳoīdia
ablativesternohȳoīdibussternohȳoīdibussternohȳoīdibus
vocativesternohȳoīdēssternohȳoīdēssternohȳoīda
sternohȳoīdia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  3. Latinsternohȳoīdēs

Proto-Indo-European *stér(h₃)-no-mder. Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon)bor. Latin sternum Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor. Latin hȳoīdēs Latin sternohȳoīdēs From sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”). Doublet of sternohȳoīdeus.

Descendants
  • Englishsternohyoid

In English words that came into English from sternohȳoīdēs

  • sternohyoidsternohȳoīdēs

Quick answers

What does sternohȳoīdēs mean in Latin?
sternohȳoīdēs, a adjective, means “Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone.”.
Where does sternohȳoīdēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ster- → Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- → Latin sternohȳoīdēs.