hyoides

See also: hyoïdes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û) +‎ -ο- (-o-) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of hȳoīdeus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /hyː.oˈiː.deːs/, [hyːoˈiːd̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.oˈi.des/, [ioˈiːd̪es]

Adjective

hȳoīdēs (neuter hȳoīdes or hȳoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

1. U-shaped; hyoid

Inflection

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

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	hȳoīdēs	hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs		hȳoīdēs	hȳoīdia
Genitive	hȳoīdis			hȳoīdium
Dative	hȳoīdī			hȳoīdibus
Accusative	hȳoīdem	hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs		hȳoīdēs	hȳoīdia
Ablative	hȳoīdī			hȳoīdibus
Vocative	hȳoīdes1 hȳoīdēs			hȳoīdēs	hȳoīdia

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

Descendants

• → French: hyoïde
  • → English: hyoid

Portuguese

Noun

hyoides m

1. plural of hyoide