arachnoides

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής (ărăkhnoeidḗs, “like a cobweb”), from ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.rakʰ.noˈiː.deːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.rak.noˈiː.des] === Adjective === arachnoīdēs (neuter arachnoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin) resembling a spider web ==== 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 ==== → English: arachnoid