LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

subclavius

subclavius (feminine subclavia, neuter subclavium)
Ecclesiastical[subˈklaː.vi.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveunder the clavicle
    musculus subclavius

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubclaviussubclaviasubclavium
genitivesubclaviīsubclaviaesubclaviī
dativesubclaviōsubclaviaesubclaviō
accusativesubclaviumsubclaviamsubclavium
ablativesubclaviōsubclaviāsubclaviō
vocativesubclaviesubclaviasubclavium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubclaviīsubclaviaesubclavia
genitivesubclaviōrumsubclaviārumsubclaviōrum
dativesubclaviīssubclaviīssubclaviīs
accusativesubclaviōssubclaviāssubclavia
ablativesubclaviīssubclaviīssubclaviīs
vocativesubclaviīsubclaviaesubclavia

Origins

From sub- (“under”) + clavicula (“collar bone, clavicle”) + -ius (suffix to form an adjective).

Descendants
  • Englishsubclavius
  • Englishsubclavian

In English words that came into English from subclavius

  • subclaviansubclavius
  • subclaviussubclavius

Quick answers

What does subclavius mean in Latin?
subclavius, a adjective, means “under the clavicle”.