cricoides

See also: cricoïdes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρικοειδής (krikoeidḗs, “ring-shaped”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”). Doublet of cricoīdeus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cricoīdēs (neuter cricoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

  1. Shaped like a ring; cricoid.

Inflection

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

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative cricoīdēs cricoīdes cricoīdēs cricoīda
cricoīdia1
genitive cricoīdis cricoīdum
cricoīdium1
dative cricoīdī cricoīdibus
accusative cricoīdem cricoīdes cricoīdīs
cricoīdēs 		cricoīda
cricoīdia1
ablative cricoīde
cricoīdī1 		cricoīdibus
vocative cricoīdēs cricoīdes cricoīdēs cricoīda
cricoīdia1

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: cricoid

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾiˈkoides/ [kɾiˈkoi̯.ð̞es]
  • Rhymes: -oides
  • Syllabification: cri‧coi‧des

Adjective

cricoides (invariable)

  1. cricoid

Further reading

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