cricoideus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρῐκοειδής (krikoeidḗs, “ring-shaped, annular”) +‎ -eus (adjectival suffix), from κρίκος (kríkos, “a ring”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of cricoīdēs.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kri.koˈi.de.us/, [krikoˈiːd̪eus]

Adjective

cricoīdeus (feminine cricoīdea, neuter cricoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

1. Ring-shaped, cricoid.

   cartilāgō cricoīdea ― cricoid cartilage

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	cricoīdeus	cricoīdea	cricoīdeum		cricoīdeī	cricoīdeae	cricoīdea
genitive	cricoīdeī	cricoīdeae	cricoīdeī		cricoīdeōrum	cricoīdeārum	cricoīdeōrum
dative	cricoīdeō	cricoīdeae	cricoīdeō		cricoīdeīs
accusative	cricoīdeum	cricoīdeam	cricoīdeum		cricoīdeōs	cricoīdeās	cricoīdea
ablative	cricoīdeō	cricoīdeā	cricoīdeō		cricoīdeīs
vocative	cricoīdee	cricoīdea	cricoīdeum		cricoīdeī	cricoīdeae	cricoīdea