arachnoides

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής (arakhnoeidḗs, like a cobweb), from ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (arákhnē, spider web) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, -oid, -like).

Pronunciation

Adjective

arachnoīdēs (neuter arachnoīdes or arachnoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

  1. resembling a spider web

Inflection

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative arachnoīdēs arachnoīdes1
arachnoīdēs
arachnoīdēs arachnoīdia
Genitive arachnoīdis arachnoīdium
Dative arachnoīdī arachnoīdibus
Accusative arachnoīdem arachnoīdes1
arachnoīdēs
arachnoīdēs arachnoīdia
Ablative arachnoīdī arachnoīdibus
Vocative arachnoīdes1
arachnoīdēs
arachnoīdēs arachnoīdia

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

Descendants

  • English: arachnoid
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