auricularis

== English == === Alternative forms === auricular muscle === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from New Latin auriculāris, ellipsis of musculus auriculāris (“auricular muscle”). Doublet of auricular. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɔˌɹɪk.jəˈlæɹ.ɪs/, /ɔˌɹɪk.jəˈlɑɹ.ɪs/ Rhymes: -æɹɪs, -ɑːɹɪs === Noun === auricularis (plural auriculares) (anatomy) Any of three muscles attaching the cartilage of the external ear to the skull. Hyponyms: auricularis anterior, auricularis posterior, auricularis superior ==== Translations ==== === References === “auricularis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Latin == === Etymology === From auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) +‎ -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯.rɪ.kʊˈɫaː.rɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯.ri.kuˈlaː.ris] === Adjective === auriculāris (neuter auriculāre); third-declension two-termination adjective (Late Latin) (relational) of or pertaining to the ear; auricular, ear-shaped ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective. ==== Descendants ==== French: oreiller → Catalan: auricular → English: auricular, auricularis → French: auriculaire → Italian: auricolare → Portuguese: auricular → Romanian: auricular → Sicilian: ariculari → Spanish: auricular === Noun === auriculāris m (genitive auriculāris); third declension (New Latin) ellipsis of digitus auriculāris: little finger ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem). === References === "auricularis", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)