pectoralis

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

pectoralis

  1. (anatomy) A pair of muscles that lowers the wings of birds in flight

See also

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From pectus (“chest, breast”) +‎ -ālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pectorālis (neuter pectorāle); third declension

  1. of or pertaining to the chest or breast

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative pectorālis pectorāle pectorālēs pectorālia
Genitive pectorālis pectorālis pectorālium pectorālium
Dative pectorālī pectorālī pectorālibus pectorālibus
Accusative pectorālem pectorāle pectorālēs, pectorālīs pectorālia
Ablative pectorālī pectorālī pectorālibus pectorālibus
Vocative pectorālis pectorāle pectorālēs pectorālia

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

pectorālis

  1. genitive singular of pectorāle

References
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.