pterygoides
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterugoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérux, “a wing”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of pterygoīdeus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pte.ry.ɡoˈiː.deːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pte.ri.ɡoˈi.des/,
Adjective
pterygoīdēs (neuter pterygoīdes or pterygoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)
Inflection
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdes1 pterygoīdēs |
pterygoīdēs | pterygoīda pterygoīdia2 | |
| genitive | pterygoīdis | pterygoīdum pterygoīdium2 | |||
| dative | pterygoīdī | pterygoīdibus | |||
| accusative | pterygoīdem | pterygoīdes1 pterygoīdēs |
pterygoīdēs | pterygoīda pterygoīdia2 | |
| ablative | pterygoīde pterygoīdī2 |
pterygoīdibus | |||
| vocative | pterygoīdes1 pterygoīdēs |
pterygoīdēs | pterygoīda pterygoīdia2 | ||
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
Descendants
- → English: pterygoid