thyreoides

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, shield-shaped), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, oblong shield) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, -oid, -like). Doublet of thyreoīdeus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

thyreoīdēs (neuter thyreoīdes or thyreoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

  1. Shaped like a shield; thyroid.

Inflection

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

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative thyreoīdēs thyreoīdes1
thyreoīdēs
thyreoīdēs thyreoīda
thyreoīdia2
genitive thyreoīdis thyreoīdum
thyreoīdium2
dative thyreoīdī thyreoīdibus
accusative thyreoīdem thyreoīdes1
thyreoīdēs
thyreoīdēs thyreoīda
thyreoīdia2
ablative thyreoīde
thyreoīdī2
thyreoīdibus
vocative thyreoīdes1
thyreoīdēs
thyreoīdēs thyreoīda
thyreoīdia2

1It is unknown whether 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.