choroides

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοροειδής (khoroeidḗs, alteration of χοριοειδής (khorioeidḗs, “like the afterbirth”)), from χόριον (khórion, “membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ko.roˈiː.des]

Adjective

choroīdēs (neuter choroīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

(New Latin) Like the afterbirth.

Inflection

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

	masc./fem.	neuter	masc./fem.	neuter
	singular		plural
nominative	choroīdēs	choroīdes	choroīdēs	choroīda choroīdia¹
genitive	choroīdis		choroīdum choroīdium¹
dative	choroīdī		choroīdibus
accusative	choroīdem	choroīdes	choroīdīs choroīdēs	choroīda choroīdia¹
ablative	choroīde choroīdī¹		choroīdibus
vocative	choroīdēs	choroīdes	choroīdēs	choroīda choroīdia¹

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

→ English: choroid