scaleno

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin scalēnus, from Ancient Greek σκᾰληνός (skalēnós, “uneven, unequal, scalene”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skaˈlɛ.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛno
• Hyphenation: sca‧lè‧no

Adjective

scaleno (feminine scalena, masculine plural scaleni, feminine plural scalene)

1. (geometry) scalene
2. (anatomy) scalene, scalenus

Noun

scaleno m (plural scaleni)

1. (anatomy) scalenus

   Synonym: muscolo scaleno

Derived terms

• scaleno anteriore
• scaleno medio
• scaleno posteriore

Anagrams

• nel caso, scalone