-oides

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See also: oídes and oïdes

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -oīdēs (“-like, -oid”).

Suffix

-oides m or f or n

  1. (taxonomy) resembling, -oid, -like

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -oides

Latin

Etymology

From -o- +‎ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-oīdēs (neuter -oīdes or -oīdēs); third-declension one-termination suffix (Greek-type)

  1. -oid, -like

Inflection

Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative -oīdēs -oīdes1
-oīdēs 		-oīdēs -oīda
-oīdia2
Genitive -oīdis -oīdum
-oīdium2
Dative -oīdī -oīdibus
Accusative -oīdem -oīdes1
-oīdēs 		-oīdēs -oīda
-oīdia2
Ablative -oīde
-oīdī2 		-oīdibus
Vocative -oīdes1
-oīdēs 		-oīdēs -oīda
-oīdia2

1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
2It is unknown whether adjectives of this type would use i-stem or consonant-stem endings in Classical Latin: the relevant forms are not attested. Depending on the word, either ending or both may be attested in New Latin.

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -oides

Descendants

  • → English: -oid
  • → Translingual: -oides
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