From sternum (“the breastbone”) + -o- + thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”). Doublet of sternothyroīdeus.
sternothyreoīdēs (neuter sternothyreoīdes or sternothyreoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | sternothyreoīdēs | sternothyreoīdes1 sternothyreoīdēs |
sternothyreoīdēs | sternothyreoīda sternothyreoīdia2 | |
| genitive | sternothyreoīdis | sternothyreoīdum sternothyreoīdium2 | |||
| dative | sternothyreoīdī | sternothyreoīdibus | |||
| accusative | sternothyreoīdem | sternothyreoīdes1 sternothyreoīdēs |
sternothyreoīdēs | sternothyreoīda sternothyreoīdia2 | |
| ablative | sternothyreoīde sternothyreoīdī2 |
sternothyreoīdibus | |||
| vocative | sternothyreoīdes1 sternothyreoīdēs |
sternothyreoīdēs | sternothyreoīda sternothyreoīdia2 | ||
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.