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-oides

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See also: oídes and oïdes

Translingual

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -oīdēs (-like, -oid).

Suffix

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-oides m or f or n

  1. (taxonomy) resembling, -oid, -like

Derived terms

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From -o- + Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, -oid, -like).

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -oīdēs (neuter -oīdes); third-declension one-termination suffix (Greek-type)

    1. -oid, -like

    Inflection

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

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative -oīdēs -oīdes -oīdēs -oīda
    -oīdia1
    genitive -oīdis -oīdum
    -oīdium1
    dative -oīdī -oīdibus
    accusative -oīdem -oīdes -oīdīs
    -oīdēs
    -oīda
    -oīdia1
    ablative -oīde
    -oīdī1
    -oīdibus
    vocative -oīdēs -oīdes -oīdēs -oīda
    -oīdia1

    1It 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

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    Descendants

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    • English: -oid
    • Translingual: -oides