peroneus
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin peroneus, clipping of mūsculus peroneus (“peroneal muscle”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɛ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈniː.əs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹ.əˈni.əs/
- Rhymes: -iːəs
Noun
peroneus (plural peronei)
- (anatomy) Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot.
- Synonym: fibularis
- Meronyms: peroneus brevis, peroneus longus, peroneus tertius
Translations
muscle
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References
- “peroneus”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “peroneus”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “small bone of the leg, fibula”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /peˈro.ne.us/, [pɛˈrɔneʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /peˈro.ne.us/, [peˈrɔːneus]
Adjective
peroneus (feminine peronea, neuter peroneum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)
Inflection
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | peroneus | peronea | peroneum | peroneī | peroneae | peronea | |
Genitive | peroneī | peroneae | peroneī | peroneōrum | peroneārum | peroneōrum | |
Dative | peroneō | peroneō | peroneīs | ||||
Accusative | peroneum | peroneam | peroneum | peroneōs | peroneās | peronea | |
Ablative | peroneō | peroneā | peroneō | peroneīs | |||
Vocative | peronee | peronea | peroneum | peroneī | peroneae | peronea |
Descendants
- → English: peroneus
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