choroides

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοροειδής (khoroeidḗs, alteration of χοριοειδής (khorioeidḗs, “like the afterbirth”)), from χόριον (khórion, “membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”).

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ko.roˈi.des/, [koroˈiːd̪es]

Adjective

choroīdēs (neuter choroīdes or choroīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

  1. (New Latin) Like the afterbirth.

Inflection

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative choroīdēs choroīdes1
choroīdēs		 choroīdēs choroīdia
Genitive choroīdis choroīdium
Dative choroīdī choroīdibus
Accusative choroīdem choroīdes1
choroīdēs		 choroīdēs choroīdia
Ablative choroīdī choroīdibus
Vocative choroīdes1
choroīdēs		 choroīdēs choroīdia

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

Descendants
  • → English: choroid
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