hyoides
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See also: hyoïdes
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of hȳoīdeus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /hyː.oˈiː.deːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.oˈi.des/,
Adjective
hȳoīdēs (neuter hȳoīdes or hȳoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)
Inflection
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | hȳoīdēs | hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs |
hȳoīdēs | hȳoīda hȳoīdia2 | |
| genitive | hȳoīdis | hȳoīdum hȳoīdium2 | |||
| dative | hȳoīdī | hȳoīdibus | |||
| accusative | hȳoīdem | hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs |
hȳoīdēs | hȳoīda hȳoīdia2 | |
| ablative | hȳoīde hȳoīdī2 |
hȳoīdibus | |||
| vocative | hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs |
hȳoīdēs | hȳoīda hȳoīdia2 | ||
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.
Descendants
Portuguese
Noun
hyoides m