-oide

== Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -οειδής (-oeidḗs), compound of -ο- (-o-, thematic vowel) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-id”, adjective-forming suffix denoting likeness), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔj.ðə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈɔj.ðe] === Suffix === -oide m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -oides) -oid ‎tifus (“typhus”) + ‎-oide → ‎tifoide (“typhoid”) ‎humà (“human”) + ‎-oide → ‎humanoide (“humanoid”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -oïdeu === Further reading === “-oide”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Interlingua == === Etymology === Borrowed from English -oid, French -oïde, Italian -oide, Portuguese -oide/Spanish -oide, Russian -оид (-oid), all ultimately from Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs), -οειδής (-oeidḗs), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoide/ === Suffix === -oide forms nouns and adjectives from nouns, denoting something resembling or having the likeness of the root; -oid ‎cellula (“cell”) + ‎-oide → ‎celluloide (“celluloid”) ‎delta (“delta”) + ‎-oide → ‎deltoide (“deltoid”) ‎human (“human”) + ‎-oide → ‎humanoide (“humanoid”) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Alexander Gode; Hugh E. Blair (1955), Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek -οειδής (-oeidḗs), compound of -ο- (-o-, thematic vowel) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-id”, adjective-forming suffix denoting likeness), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”, “shape”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔ.i.de/ Rhymes: -ɔide Hyphenation: -ò‧i‧de === Suffix === -oide -oid (both nouns and adjectives) ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === ideo, ideo-, ideò == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === -óide (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek -οειδής (-oeidḗs), compound of -ο- (-o-, thematic vowel) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-id”, adjective-forming suffix denoting likeness), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, shape”). === Pronunciation === === Suffix === -oide m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -oides) -oide m (noun-forming suffix, plural -oides) -oid ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “-oide”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “-oide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoide/ [ˈoi̯.ð̞e] Rhymes: -oide Syllabification: -oi‧de === Suffix === -oide m or f (adjective-forming suffix, masculine and feminine plural -oides) -oid ‎planeta (“planet”) + ‎-oide → ‎planetoide (“planetoid”) ‎humano (“human”) + ‎-oide → ‎humanoide (“humanoid”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “-oide”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025