thyreoides

Latin

Alternative forms

• thyroīdēs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thureós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). Doublet of thyreoīdeus.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ti.re.oˈi.des/, [t̪ireoˈiːd̪es]

Adjective

thyreoīdēs (neuter thyreoīdes or thyreoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

1. Shaped like a shield; thyroid.

Inflection

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

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	thyreoīdēs	thyreoīdes1 thyreoīdēs		thyreoīdēs	thyreoīda thyreoīdia2
Genitive	thyreoīdis			thyreoīdum thyreoīdium2
Dative	thyreoīdī			thyreoīdibus
Accusative	thyreoīdem	thyreoīdes1 thyreoīdēs		thyreoīdēs	thyreoīda thyreoīdia2
Ablative	thyreoīde thyreoīdī2			thyreoīdibus
Vocative	thyreoīdes1 thyreoīdēs			thyreoīdēs	thyreoīda thyreoīdia2

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.