thyroides
Latin
See also: thyroideus
Alternative forms
- thyreoides
Etymology
From Ancient Greek θυρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θυρεός (thureós, “oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).
Pronunciation
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ti.roˈi.des/, [t̪i.rɔˈiː.d̪ɛs]
Adjective
thyroīdēs (neuter thyroīdes or thyroīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)
- (New Latin) Shaped like a shield.
Inflection
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | thyroīdēs | thyroīdes1 thyroīdēs | thyroīdēs | thyroīdia | |
| Genitive | thyroīdis | thyroīdium | |||
| Dative | thyroīdī | thyroīdibus | |||
| Accusative | thyroīdem | thyroīdes1 thyroīdēs | thyroīdēs | thyroīdia | |
| Ablative | thyroīdī | thyroīdibus | |||
| Vocative | thyroīdes1 thyroīdēs | thyroīdēs | thyroīdia | ||
1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
Descendants
- → English: thyroid