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geniohyoid

/ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ge-nio-hy-oid
IPA
/ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.

adj

Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.

noun

Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus; from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Latin hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix); equivalent to genio- (“relating to the chin”) + hyoid.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: genīohyoīdeus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
  • British English: /ˌd͡ʒiː.ni.ə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪ.ɔɪd/

Inflected Forms

geniohyoideus (alternative) geniohyoids (plural)

Rhymes With

hyoid mylohyoid omohyoid myoid thyrohyoid suprahyoid pyoid petrohyoid sternohyoid infrahyoid stylohyoid ceratioid

Questions

How do you pronounce geniohyoid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒi.ni.oʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/.
What does geniohyoid mean?
Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
Where does geniohyoid come from?
Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus; from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “the chin”) + Latin hyoīdēs (“U-shaped”) + Latin -eus (adjectival suffix); equivalent to genio- (“relating to the chin”) + hyoid.

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