palatoglossus
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from New Latin palātoglōssus, clipping of mūsculus palātoglōssus (“palatoglossal muscle”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpal.ət.ə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əs/, /pəˌleɪ.tə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpæl.ət.oʊˈɡlɑs.əs/, /ˌpæl.ət.oʊˈɡlɔs.əs/
- Rhymes: -ɒsəs, -ɔːsəs
Noun
editpalatoglossus (plural palatoglossi)
- (anatomy) A small fleshy muscle, narrower in the middle than at either end, that arises from the soft palate on each side, contributes to the structure of the palatoglossal arch of the fauces, and is inserted into the side and dorsum of the tongue; it serves to raise the back of the tongue and constrict the fauces.
- Synonym: glossopalatinus
References
edit- “palatoglossus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “palatoglossus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom palātum (“the palate”) + Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssa, “the tongue”) + -us (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pa.laː.toˈɡloːs.sus/, [päɫ̪äːt̪ɔˈɡɫ̪oːs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pa.la.toˈɡlos.sus/, [pälät̪oˈɡlɔsːus]
Adjective
editpalātoglōssus (feminine palātoglōssa, neuter palātoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)
- (anatomy) palatoglossal (relating to the palate and the tongue)
Inflection
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | palātoglōssus | palātoglōssa | palātoglōssum | palātoglōssī | palātoglōssae | palātoglōssa | |
Genitive | palātoglōssī | palātoglōssae | palātoglōssī | palātoglōssōrum | palātoglōssārum | palātoglōssōrum | |
Dative | palātoglōssō | palātoglōssō | palātoglōssīs | ||||
Accusative | palātoglōssum | palātoglōssam | palātoglōssum | palātoglōssōs | palātoglōssās | palātoglōssa | |
Ablative | palātoglōssō | palātoglōssā | palātoglōssō | palātoglōssīs | |||
Vocative | palātoglōsse | palātoglōssa | palātoglōssum | palātoglōssī | palātoglōssae | palātoglōssa |
Descendants
edit- → English: palatoglossus
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- English lemmas
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