hypoglossus

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin hypoglōssus, clipping of nervus hypoglōssus (“hypoglossal nerve”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əs/ Rhymes: -ɒsəs === Noun === hypoglossus (plural hypoglossi) (neuroanatomy) Alternative form of hypoglossal nerve. ==== Related terms ==== ansa hypoglossi === References === “hypoglossus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under, hypo-”) +‎ γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hy.pɔˈɡɫoːs.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.poˈɡlɔs.sus] === Adjective === hypoglōssus (feminine hypoglōssa, neuter hypoglōssum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) (anatomy) under the tongue ==== Inflection ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== → English: hypoglossal, hypoglossus