arctoides

Latin

Adjective

arctoīdēs (neuter arctoīdes or arctoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

1. (New Latin) arctoid

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

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

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	arctoīdēs	arctoīdes1 arctoīdēs		arctoīdēs	arctoīda arctoīdia2
genitive	arctoīdis			arctoīdum arctoīdium2
dative	arctoīdī			arctoīdibus
accusative	arctoīdem	arctoīdes1 arctoīdēs		arctoīdēs	arctoīda arctoīdia2
ablative	arctoīde arctoīdī2			arctoīdibus
vocative	arctoīdes1 arctoīdēs			arctoīdēs	arctoīda arctoīdia2

¹It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
²It 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.

Derived terms

• Macaca arctoides