sternocleidomastoides

== Latin == === Etymology === From sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”). Doublet of sternocleidomastoīdeus. === Pronunciation === (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ster.no.kle.i.do.mas.toˈiː.des] === Adjective === sternocleidomastoīdēs (neuter sternocleidomastoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin) (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the breastbone, collarbone and the mastoid process of the temporal bone; sternocleidomastoid. ==== Inflection ==== Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type). 1It is unknown whether adjectives of this type would use i-stem or consonant-stem endings in Classical Latin: the relevant forms are not attested. Depending on the word, either ending or both may be attested in New Latin. ==== Descendants ==== → English: sternocleidomastoid