-oides

See also: oídes and oïdes

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -oīdēs (“-like, -oid”).

Suffix

-oides m or f or n

  1. (taxonomy) resembling, -oid, -like

Derived terms
Translingual terms suffixed with -oides

Latin

Etymology

From -o- +‎ Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-oīdēs (neuter -oīdes or -oīdēs); third-declension one-termination suffix (Greek-type)

  1. -oid, -like

Inflection

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative -oīdēs -oīdes1
-oīdēs		 -oīdēs -oīdia
Genitive -oīdis -oīdium
Dative -oīdī -oīdibus
Accusative -oīdem -oīdes1
-oīdēs		 -oīdēs -oīdia
Ablative -oīdī -oīdibus
Vocative -oīdes1
-oīdēs		 -oīdēs -oīdia

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

Derived terms
Latin terms suffixed with -oides

Descendants
  • → English: -oid
  • → Translingual: -oides
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