adenoides

See also: adénoïdes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [a.dɛ.noˈiː.deːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [a.de.noˈiː.des]

Adjective

adenoīdēs (neuter adenoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

1. (medicine) adenoid

Inflection

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

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	adenoīdēs	adenoīdes		adenoīdēs	adenoīda adenoīdia1
genitive	adenoīdis			adenoīdum adenoīdium1
dative	adenoīdī			adenoīdibus
accusative	adenoīdem	adenoīdes		adenoīdīs adenoīdēs	adenoīda adenoīdia1
ablative	adenoīde adenoīdī1			adenoīdibus
vocative	adenoīdēs	adenoīdes		adenoīdēs	adenoīda adenoīdia1

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.

Descendants

• → French: adénoïde
  • → English: adenoid
  • → Portuguese: adenoide
  • → Romanian: adenoid

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.deˈnoj.d͡ʒis/ [a.deˈnoɪ̯.d͡ʒis]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.deˈnoj.d͡ʒis/ [a.deˈnoɪ̯.d͡ʒis]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.deˈnoj.d͡ʒiʃ/ [a.deˈnoɪ̯.d͡ʒiʃ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.deˈnoj.des/ [a.deˈnoɪ̯.des]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɨˈnoj.dɨʃ/ [ɐ.ðɨˈnoj.ðɨʃ]

Adjective

adenoides

1. plural of adenoide

Noun

adenoides

1. plural of adenoide

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adeˈnoides/ [a.ð̞eˈnoi̯.ð̞es]
• Rhymes: -oides
• Syllabification: a‧de‧noi‧des

Adjective

adenoides

1. plural of adenoide

Noun

adenoides

1. plural of adenoide