cricoides

See also: cricoïdes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρικοειδής (krikoeidḗs, “ring-shaped”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”). Doublet of cricoīdeus.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kri.koˈi.des/, [krikoˈiːd̪es]

Adjective

cricoīdēs (neuter cricoīdes or cricoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

1. Shaped like a ring; cricoid.

Inflection

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

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	cricoīdēs	cricoīdes1 cricoīdēs		cricoīdēs	cricoīdia
Genitive	cricoīdis			cricoīdum cricoīdium
Dative	cricoīdī			cricoīdibus
Accusative	cricoīdem	cricoīdes1 cricoīdēs		cricoīdēs	cricoīdia
Ablative	cricoīde cricoīdī			cricoīdibus
Vocative	cricoīdes1 cricoīdēs			cricoīdēs	cricoīdia

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

Descendants

• → English: cricoid