μηνοειδής

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

μείς (meís, crescent moon, oblique stem: μην-, mēn-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

μηνοειδής (mēnoeidḗsm or f (neuter μηνοειδές); third declension

  1. crescent-shaped, crescentic, crescentiform, crescentoid

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: mēnoīdēs

References

Greek

Pronunciation

Adjective

μηνοειδής (minoeidísm (feminine μηνοειδής, neuter μηνοειδές)

  1. crescent, crescent-shaped, lunate, meniscus (shaped)
    μηνοειδές σίγμαminoeidés sígmalunate sigma

Declension

Further reading

  • μηνοειδής”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998