chalcoides

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Latin

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χαλκοειδής (khalkoeidḗs, “copper-colored, like copper”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

chalcoīdēs (genitive chalcoīdis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. copper-colored, like copper.

Declension

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

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative chalcoīdēs chalcoīdes1
chalcoīdēs 		chalcoīdēs chalcoīda
chalcoīdia2
genitive chalcoīdis chalcoīdum
chalcoīdium2
dative chalcoīdī chalcoīdibus
accusative chalcoīdem chalcoīdes1
chalcoīdēs 		chalcoīdēs chalcoīda
chalcoīdia2
ablative chalcoīde
chalcoīdī2 		chalcoīdibus
vocative chalcoīdes1
chalcoīdēs 		chalcoīdēs chalcoīda
chalcoīdia2

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.

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