-oides

See also: oídes and oïdes

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -oīdēs (“-like, -oid”).

Suffix

-oides m or f or n

1. (taxonomy) resembling, -oid, -like

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -oides

Latin

Etymology

From -o- +‎ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /oˈiː.deːs/, [oˈiːd̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /oˈi.des/, [oˈiːd̪es]

Suffix

-oīdēs (neuter -oīdes or -oīdēs); third-declension one-termination suffix (Greek-type)

1. -oid, -like

Inflection

Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	-oīdēs	-oīdes1 -oīdēs		-oīdēs	-oīda -oīdia2
genitive	-oīdis			-oīdum -oīdium2
dative	-oīdī			-oīdibus
accusative	-oīdem	-oīdes1 -oīdēs		-oīdēs	-oīda -oīdia2
ablative	-oīde -oīdī2			-oīdibus
vocative	-oīdes1 -oīdēs			-oīdēs	-oīda -oīdia2

¹It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
²It 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

Latin terms suffixed with -oides

Descendants

• → English: -oid
• → Translingual: -oides