-idae

== Translingual == === Alternative forms === -idæ === Etymology === Plural of a Latin transliteration of Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs), a patronymic suffix. Known to have been interpreted by some as representing instead the plural of a Latin transliteration of Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, adjectival suffix), from εἶδος (eîdos, “appearance, resemblance”). Proposed in 1811 by William Kirby, a British entomologist, to simplify and make uniform the system of Pierre André Latreille which divided insect orders into sections. See more on Wikipedia: Family (biology) § History. === Pronunciation === English: IPA(key): /ˈɪdeɪ/, /ˈɪdaɪ/ === Suffix === -idae pl (taxonomy) Used to form names of subclasses of plants. (taxonomy) Used to form names of families of animals. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: -id (semantic loan) → Greek: -ίδες (-ídes) (semantic loan) === See also === -oidea -aceae === References === Judith E. Winston. 1999. Describing Species. Columbia University Press Mayr, E., E. G. Linsley, and R. L. Usinger. 1953. Methods and Principles of Systematic. Zoology. New York: McGraw-Hill. Savory, T. 1962. Naming the Living World. New York: Wiley. William Kirby. 1815. Strepsiptera, a new order of insects proposed; and the characters of the order, with those of its genera, laid down. The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 11: 86–123, pls. 8–9. [read March 19, 1811.], page 88 [1] Phillip Henry Gosse, 1863. "The Blue Cyanæa." The Intellectual Observer 4: 149-156, page 153 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪ.dae̯] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [i.de] === Suffix === -idae inflection of -idus: nominative/vocative feminine plural genitive/dative feminine singular