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

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kri.koˈi.des/, [krikoˈiːd̪es]

Adjective

cricoīdēs (neuter cricoīdes or cricoīdēs); 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	cricoīdes1 cricoīdēs		cricoīdēs	cricoīda cricoīdia2
genitive	cricoīdis			cricoīdum cricoīdium2
dative	cricoīdī			cricoīdibus
accusative	cricoīdem	cricoīdes1 cricoīdēs		cricoīdēs	cricoīda cricoīdia2
ablative	cricoīde cricoīdī2			cricoīdibus
vocative	cricoīdes1 cricoīdēs			cricoīdēs	cricoīda cricoīdia2

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.

Descendants

• → English: cricoid