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hypoglossal

/ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
hy-poglos-sal
IPA
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue.

noun

Ellipsis of hypoglossal nerve.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Ancient Greek ῠ̔πό (hŭpó) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-) Proto-Hellenic *glṓt͏̌t͏̌ā Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos)bor. New Latin hypoglōssus English -al English hypoglossal From New Latin hypoglōssus + -al, from Ancient Greek ῠ̔πόγλωσσος (hŭpóglōssos, “under the tongue”), from ῠ̔πο- (hŭpo-, “under, hypo-”) + γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă, “tongue”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix); equivalent to hypo- + glossal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ῠ̔πόγλωσσος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/
  • British English: /ˌhʌɪ.pə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒs.əl/

Inflected Forms

hypoglossals (plural)

Derived Forms

faciohypoglossal parahypoglossal

Phrases

hypoglossal canal hypoglossal nerve hypoglossal nucleus

Synonyms

hypoglossal nerve nervus hypoglosus twelfth cranial nerve

Rhymes With

fossil apostle colossal jostle wassail throstle microfossil thyroglossal subfossil glossal macrofossil supercolossal

Questions

How do you pronounce hypoglossal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.pəˈɡlɑs.əl/.
What does hypoglossal mean?
Of or pertaining to the area under the tongue.
Where does hypoglossal come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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