thyreoides

Latin

Alternative forms

• thyroīdēs

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thureós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). Doublet of thyreoīdeus.

Pronunciation

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ti.re.oˈi.des/, [t̪ireoˈiːd̪es]

Adjective

thyreoīdēs (neuter thyreoīdes or thyreoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

1. Shaped like a shield; thyroid.

Inflection

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

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	thyreoīdēs	thyreoīdes1 thyreoīdēs		thyreoīdēs	thyreoīdia
Genitive	thyreoīdis			thyreoīdium
Dative	thyreoīdī			thyreoīdibus
Accusative	thyreoīdem	thyreoīdes1 thyreoīdēs		thyreoīdēs	thyreoīdia
Ablative	thyreoīdī			thyreoīdibus
Vocative	thyreoīdes1 thyreoīdēs			thyreoīdēs	thyreoīdia

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