adenoides

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.dɛ.noˈiː.deːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.de.noˈiː.des] === Adjective === adenoīdēs (neuter adenoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin) (medicine) adenoid ==== 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. ==== Descendants ==== → French: adénoïde→ English: adenoid→ Portuguese: adenoide→ Romanian: adenoid == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === adenoides plural of adenoide === Noun === adenoides plural of adenoide == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adeˈnoides/ [a.ð̞eˈnoi̯.ð̞es] Rhymes: -oides Syllabification: a‧de‧noi‧des === Adjective === adenoides plural of adenoide === Noun === adenoides plural of adenoide