-ploid

English

Etymology

Back-formation of haploid and diploid. Equivalent to Ancient Greek -πλ(όος) (-pl(óos), “-fold”) + -oid.

Suffix

-ploid

1. (biology, genetics) Indicating the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell.

Derived terms

• -ploidy
• ploidy

English terms suffixed with -ploid

alloploid

amphiploid

autoploid

decaploid

diploid

dodecaploid

duodecaploid

dysploid

enneaploid

euploid

haploid

heptaploid

heteroploid

hexadecaploid

hexaploid

holoploid

homoploid

hyperploid

hypoploid

mixoploid

monoploid

multiploid

nonaploid

octoploid

oligoploid

orthoploid

paleoploid

pentaploid

polyploid

quadriploid

tetraploid

tridecaploid

triploid

-ploidy

Translations

Translations

• Polish: -ploid m

Anagrams

• IDPOL, IdPol, diplo-, idpol

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos)

Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)lbor.

Polish -id

Polish -ploid

From Ancient Greek -πλόος (-plóos) +‎ -id.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplɔ.it/
• Rhymes: -ɔit
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ploid m inan

1. (biology, genetics) -ploid

   ‎di- + ‎-ploid → ‎diploid

Declension

Declension of -ploid

	singular	plural
nominative	-ploid	-ploidy
genitive	-ploidu	-ploidów
dative	-ploidowi	-ploidom
accusative	-ploid	-ploidy
instrumental	-ploidem	-ploidami
locative	-ploidzie	-ploidach
vocative	-ploidzie	-ploidy

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ploid

amfidiploid

amfiploid

aneuploid

Further reading

• -ploid in Polish dictionaries at PWN