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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -οειδής (-oeidḗs), compound of -ο- (-o-, thematic vowel) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-id”, adjective-forming suffix denoting likeness), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-oide m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -oides)
- -oid
- tifus (“typhus”) + -oide → tifoide (“typhoid”)
- humà (“human”) + -oide → humanoide (“humanoid”)
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Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from English -oid, French -oïde, Italian -oide, Portuguese -oide/Spanish -oide, Russian -оид (-oid), all ultimately from Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs), -οειδής (-oeidḗs), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
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- forms nouns and adjectives from nouns, denoting something resembling or having the likeness of the root; -oid
- cellula (“cell”) + -oide → celluloide (“celluloid”)
- delta (“delta”) + -oide → deltoide (“deltoid”)
- human (“human”) + -oide → humanoide (“humanoid”)
Derived terms
Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -oide not found
References
- Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -οειδής (-oeidḗs), compound of -ο- (-o-, thematic vowel) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-id”, adjective-forming suffix denoting likeness), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”, “shape”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-oide
- -oid (both nouns and adjectives)
Derived terms
Anagrams
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -οειδής (-oeidḗs), compound of -ο- (-o-, thematic vowel) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-id”, adjective-forming suffix denoting likeness), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-oide m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -oides)
-oide m (noun-forming suffix, plural -oides)
- -oid
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoide/
- Rhymes: -oide
- Syllabification: -oi‧de
Suffix
-oide m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -oides)
- -oid
- planeta (“planet”) + -oide → planetoide (“planetoid”)
- humano (“human”) + -oide → humanoide (“humanoid”)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading