hyoides

See also: hyoïdes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of hȳoīdeus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hyː.oˈiː.deːs/, [hyːoˈiːd̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.oˈi.des/, [ioˈiːd̪es]

Adjective

hȳoīdēs (neuter hȳoīdes or hȳoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

1. U-shaped; hyoid

Inflection

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

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	hȳoīdēs	hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs		hȳoīdēs	hȳoīda hȳoīdia2
Genitive	hȳoīdis			hȳoīdum hȳoīdium2
Dative	hȳoīdī			hȳoīdibus
Accusative	hȳoīdem	hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs		hȳoīdēs	hȳoīda hȳoīdia2
Ablative	hȳoīde hȳoīdī2			hȳoīdibus
Vocative	hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs			hȳoīdēs	hȳoīda hȳoīdia2

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.

Descendants

• → French: hyoïde
  • → English: hyoid

Portuguese

Noun

hyoides m

1. plural of hyoide