-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) 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).

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	-oīdēs	-oīdes1 -oīdēs		-oīdēs	-oīdia
Genitive	-oīdis			-oīdium
Dative	-oīdī			-oīdibus
Accusative	-oīdem	-oīdes1 -oīdēs		-oīdēs	-oīdia
Ablative	-oīdī			-oīdibus
Vocative	-oīdes1 -oīdēs			-oīdēs	-oīdia

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

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -oides

Descendants

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