κρικοειδής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kri.ko.eː.dɛ̌ːs/ → /kri.ko.iˈðis/ → /kri.ko.iˈðis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kri.ko.eː.dɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kri.ko.iˈde̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /kri.ko.iˈðis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /kri.ko.iˈðis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /kri.ko.iˈðis/

Adjective

κρῐκοειδής • (krikoeidḗs) m or f (neuter κρῐκοειδές); third declension

1. Ring-shaped, annular.

Inflection

Third declension of κρῐκοειδής; κρῐκοειδές (contracted, Attic)

Number		Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter		Masculine / Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		κρῐκοειδής krikoeidḗs	κρῐκοειδές krikoeidés		κρῐκοειδεῖ krikoeideî	κρῐκοειδεῖ krikoeideî		κρῐκοειδεῖς krikoeideîs	κρῐκοειδῆ krikoeidê
Genitive		κρῐκοειδοῦς krikoeidoûs	κρῐκοειδοῦς krikoeidoûs		κρῐκοειδοῖν krikoeidoîn	κρῐκοειδοῖν krikoeidoîn		κρῐκοειδῶν krikoeidôn	κρῐκοειδῶν krikoeidôn
Dative		κρῐκοειδεῖ krikoeideî	κρῐκοειδεῖ krikoeideî		κρῐκοειδοῖν krikoeidoîn	κρῐκοειδοῖν krikoeidoîn		κρῐκοειδέσῐ / κρῐκοειδέσῐν krikoeidési(n)	κρῐκοειδέσῐ / κρῐκοειδέσῐν krikoeidési(n)
Accusative		κρῐκοειδῆ krikoeidê	κρῐκοειδές krikoeidés		κρῐκοειδεῖ krikoeideî	κρῐκοειδεῖ krikoeideî		κρῐκοειδεῖς krikoeideîs	κρῐκοειδῆ krikoeidê
Vocative		κρῐκοειδές krikoeidés	κρῐκοειδές krikoeidés		κρῐκοειδεῖ krikoeideî	κρῐκοειδεῖ krikoeideî		κρῐκοειδεῖς krikoeideîs	κρῐκοειδῆ krikoeidê
Derived forms		Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
		κρῐκοειδῶς krikoeidôs			κρῐκοειδέστερος krikoeidésteros			κρῐκοειδέστᾰτος krikoeidéstatos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Greek: κρικοειδής (krikoeidís)
• → Latin: cricoīdēs

  → English: cricoid

References

• “κρικοειδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press