pterygoides
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterugoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérux, “a wing”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of pterygoīdeus.
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pte.ri.ɡoˈi.des/, [pt̪ɛ.ri.ɡɔˈiː.d̪ɛs]
Adjective
pterygoīdēs (genitive pterygoīdis); third-declension one-termination adjective (New Latin)
- Shaped like a wing; pterygoid.
Inflection
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdia | ||
| Genitive | pterygoīdis | pterygoīdium | |||
| Dative | pterygoīdī | pterygoīdibus | |||
| Accusative | pterygoīdem | pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdia | |
| Ablative | pterygoīdī | pterygoīdibus | |||
| Vocative | pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdia | ||
Descendants
→ English: pterygoid