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); 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 thyreoīdes thyreoīdēs thyreoīda
thyreoīdia1
genitive thyreoīdis thyreoīdum
thyreoīdium1
dative thyreoīdī thyreoīdibus
accusative thyreoīdem thyreoīdes thyreoīdīs
thyreoīdēs 		thyreoīda
thyreoīdia1
ablative thyreoīde
thyreoīdī1 		thyreoīdibus
vocative thyreoīdēs thyreoīdes thyreoīdēs thyreoīda
thyreoīdia1

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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