interosseus

interosseus

English

Pronunciation

Noun

interosseus (plural interossei)

  1. (anatomy) Any of various muscles located between bones.
    the dorsal interossei of the hand
    palmar interossei

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Italic *ənter
Latin inter
Latin inter-
Latin os, ossis
Latin -eus
Latin interosseus

    From inter- + os, ossis (“bone”) + -eus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    interosseus (feminine interossea, neuter interosseum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. (New Latin, anatomy) interosseal, sitting between bones

    Declension

    First/second-declension adjective.

    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative interosseus interossea interosseum interosseī interosseae interossea
    genitive interosseī interosseae interosseī interosseōrum interosseārum interosseōrum
    dative interosseō interosseae interosseō interosseīs
    accusative interosseum interosseam interosseum interosseōs interosseās interossea
    ablative interosseō interosseā interosseō interosseīs
    vocative interossee interossea interosseum interosseī interosseae interossea

    Descendants

    • → English: interosseous
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