noun · neutersecond declension
sternum
sternum n (genitive sternī)
Ecclesiastical[ˈstɛr.num]
Meaning
- New LatinneuterThe breastbone.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sternum | sterna |
| genitive | sternī | sternōrum |
| dative | sternō | sternīs |
| accusative | sternum | sterna |
| ablative | sternō | sternīs |
| vocative | sternum | sterna |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στέρνον (stérnon, “breast, chest; breastbone”).
Descendants
- Catalanestèrnum
- Catalanestern
- Englishsternum
- Frenchsternum
- Italiansterno
- Portugueseesterno
- Czechsternum
- Galicianesterno
- Irishsteirneam
In English words that came into English from sternum
- sternohyoidsternohȳoīdēs
- sternocleidomastoidsternocleidomastoīdēs
- sternumsternum
- sternothyroidsternothyreoīdēs