deltoideus
English
Etymology
deltoid + -eus. From Ancient Greek adjective δελτοειδής (deltoeidḗs). See also: δέλτα (délta), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.
Adjective
deltoideus (not comparable)
- Like a triangle, triangular.
Noun
deltoideus (plural deltoidei)
- The deltoideus muscle.
Derived terms
- deltoid, deltoids
- delt, delts
References
- Encylopedia Brittanica
Latin
Adjective
deltoīdeus (feminine deltoīdea, neuter deltoīdeum); first/second declension
- (New Latin) deltoid; triangular
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | deltoīdeus | deltoīdea | deltoīdeum | deltoīdeī | deltoīdeae | deltoīdea | |
| Genitive | deltoīdeī | deltoīdeae | deltoīdeī | deltoīdeōrum | deltoīdeārum | deltoīdeōrum | |
| Dative | deltoīdeō | deltoīdeae | deltoīdeō | deltoīdeīs | deltoīdeīs | deltoīdeīs | |
| Accusative | deltoīdeum | deltoīdeam | deltoīdeum | deltoīdeōs | deltoīdeās | deltoīdea | |
| Ablative | deltoīdeō | deltoīdeā | deltoīdeō | deltoīdeīs | deltoīdeīs | deltoīdeīs | |
| Vocative | deltoīdee | deltoīdea | deltoīdeum | deltoīdeī | deltoīdeae | deltoīdea | |