pterygopalatinus

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pterygoīdēs (winglike) +‎ palātīnus (relating to the palate).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

pterygopalātīnus (feminine pterygopalātīna, neuter pterygopalātīnum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy, relational) pterygopalatine (relating to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the palatine bone)
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Inflection[edit]

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative pterygopalātīnus pterygopalātīna pterygopalātīnum pterygopalātīnī pterygopalātīnae pterygopalātīna
Genitive pterygopalātīnī pterygopalātīnae pterygopalātīnī pterygopalātīnōrum pterygopalātīnārum pterygopalātīnōrum
Dative pterygopalātīnō pterygopalātīnō pterygopalātīnīs
Accusative pterygopalātīnum pterygopalātīnam pterygopalātīnum pterygopalātīnōs pterygopalātīnās pterygopalātīna
Ablative pterygopalātīnō pterygopalātīnā pterygopalātīnō pterygopalātīnīs
Vocative pterygopalātīne pterygopalātīna pterygopalātīnum pterygopalātīnī pterygopalātīnae pterygopalātīna

Descendants[edit]

  • French: ptérygo-palatin