masseter

See also: masséter

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin massētēr. Compare French masséter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /maˈsiː.tə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈsi.tɚ/, /mæˈsi.tɚ/
• Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)

Noun

masseter (plural masseters)

1. (anatomy) The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.

Derived terms

• masseteral (adjective)
• masseteric (adjective)

Translations

muscle

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 咬肌 (zh) (yǎojī), 嚼肌 (zh) (juéjī)

• Czech: žvýkací sval m
• Finnish: ulompi puremalihas
• French: masséter (fr) m
• German: Masseter m, Kaumuskel (de) m
• Hungarian: rágóizom (hu)
• Italian: massetere (it) m
• Japanese: 咬筋 (こうきん, kōkin)
• Polish: mięsień żwacz m, żwacz (pl) m
• Russian: жева́тельная мы́шца f (ževátelʹnaja mýšca)
• Slovene: žvekalka f
• Spanish: masetero m
• Tagalog: pangnguya

References

• “masseter”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “masseter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “masseter”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “masseter”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Maestres, Seamster, measters, seamster, smearest, steamers, streames

Latin

Alternative forms

• masētēr

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μᾰσητήρ (masētḗr, “chewer”), from μᾰσᾰ́ομαι (masáomai, “chew”) +‎ -τήρ (-tḗr, “-er, -or”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /masˈseː.teːr/, [mäs̠ˈs̠eːt̪eːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /masˈse.ter/, [mäsˈsɛːt̪er]

Noun

massētēr m (genitive massētēris); third declension (New Latin)

1. (anatomy) chewer; masseter.

Inflection

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	massētēr	massētērēs
Genitive	massētēris	massētērum
Dative	massētērī	massētēribus
Accusative	massētērem	massētērēs
Ablative	massētēre	massētēribus
Vocative	massētēr	massētērēs

Descendants

• → English: masseter