sphenoides
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek σφηνοειδής (sphēnoeidḗs, “wedge-shaped”), from σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).
Pronunciation
edit(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sfe.noˈi.des/, [sfenoˈiːd̪es]
Adjective
editsphēnoīdēs (neuter sphēnoīdes or sphēnoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)
- Shaped like a wedge.
- Synonym: sphēnoīdālis
Inflection
editThird-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | sphēnoīdēs | sphēnoīdes1 sphēnoīdēs |
sphēnoīdēs | sphēnoīdia | |
Genitive | sphēnoīdis | sphēnoīdum sphēnoīdium | |||
Dative | sphēnoīdī | sphēnoīdibus | |||
Accusative | sphēnoīdem | sphēnoīdes1 sphēnoīdēs |
sphēnoīdēs | sphēnoīdia | |
Ablative | sphēnoīde sphēnoīdī |
sphēnoīdibus | |||
Vocative | sphēnoīdes1 sphēnoīdēs |
sphēnoīdēs | sphēnoīdia |
1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
Descendants
edit- → English: sphenoid