cricoideus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krĭkoeidḗs, ring-shaped, annular) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix), from κρίκος (kríkos, a ring) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, -like, -oid). Doublet of cricoīdēs.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cricoīdeus (feminine cricoīdea, neuter cricoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. Ring-shaped, cricoid.
    cartilāgō cricoīdeacricoid cartilage

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative cricoīdeus cricoīdea cricoīdeum cricoīdeī cricoīdeae cricoīdea
genitive cricoīdeī cricoīdeae cricoīdeī cricoīdeōrum cricoīdeārum cricoīdeōrum
dative cricoīdeō cricoīdeae cricoīdeō cricoīdeīs
accusative cricoīdeum cricoīdeam cricoīdeum cricoīdeōs cricoīdeās cricoīdea
ablative cricoīdeō cricoīdeā cricoīdeō cricoīdeīs
vocative cricoīdee cricoīdea cricoīdeum cricoīdeī cricoīdeae cricoīdea