chalcoides

Latin

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χαλκοειδής (khalkoeidḗs, “copper-colored, like copper”)

Pronunciation

Adjective

chalcoīdēs (genitive chalcoīdis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. copper-colored, like copper.

Declension

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

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative chalcoīdēs chalcoīdes chalcoīdēs chalcoīda
chalcoīdia1
genitive chalcoīdis chalcoīdum
chalcoīdium1
dative chalcoīdī chalcoīdibus
accusative chalcoīdem chalcoīdes chalcoīdīs
chalcoīdēs 		chalcoīda
chalcoīdia1
ablative chalcoīde
chalcoīdī1 		chalcoīdibus
vocative chalcoīdēs chalcoīdes chalcoīdēs chalcoīda
chalcoīdia1

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.

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