triceps
See also: tríceps
English
Etymology
From Latin trīceps (“triple-headed”), from trēs (“three”) + caput (“head”).
Noun
triceps (plural triceps or tricepses)
- (anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.
- (anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.
Synonyms
- (muscle in the arm): triceps brachii, triceps extensor cubiti
Related terms
Translations
any muscle having three heads
triceps brachii — see triceps brachii
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.keps/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.tʃɛps/
Adjective
triceps (genitive tricipitis); third declension
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | triceps | tricipitēs | tricipitia | ||
| genitive | tricipitis | tricipitium | |||
| dative | tricipitī | tricipitibus | |||
| accusative | tricipitem | triceps | tricipitēs | tricipitia | |
| ablative | tricipitī | tricipitibus | |||
| vocative | triceps | tricipitēs | tricipitia | ||
Descendants
References
- triceps in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- triceps in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- triceps in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Spanish
Noun
triceps m (plural triceps)
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