-oides

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See also: oídes and oïdes

Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Suffix[edit]

-oides m or f or n

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

Derived terms[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

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

  1. -oid, -like

Inflection[edit]

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative -oīdēs -oīdes1
-oīdēs
-oīdēs -oīdia
Genitive -oīdis -oīdium
Dative -oīdī -oīdibus
Accusative -oīdem -oīdes1
-oīdēs
-oīdēs -oīdia
Ablative -oīdī -oīdibus
Vocative -oīdes1
-oīdēs
-oīdēs -oīdia

1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: -oid
  • Translingual: -oides