-oides
التعريفات والمعاني
== Translingual ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin -oīdēs (“-like, -oid”).
=== Suffix ===
-oides m or f or n
(taxonomy) resembling, -oid, -like
==== Derived terms ====
== Latin ==
=== Alternative forms ===
-oīdeus, -oīdālis
=== Etymology ===
From -o- + Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [o.iː.deːs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [o.i.des]
=== Suffix ===
-oīdēs (neuter -oīdes); third-declension one-termination suffix (Greek-type)
-oid, -like
==== Inflection ====
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
1It 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.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ English: -oid
→ Translingual: -oides