hyoides

See also: hyoïdes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, shaped like the letter "υ"), from (û) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, -like, -oid). Doublet of hȳoīdeus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hȳoīdēs (neuter hȳoīdes or hȳoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

  1. U-shaped; hyoid

Inflection

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative hȳoīdēs hȳoīdes1
hȳoīdēs
hȳoīdēs hȳoīdia
Genitive hȳoīdis hȳoīdium
Dative hȳoīdī hȳoīdibus
Accusative hȳoīdem hȳoīdes1
hȳoīdēs
hȳoīdēs hȳoīdia
Ablative hȳoīdī hȳoīdibus
Vocative hȳoīdes1
hȳoīdēs
hȳoīdēs hȳoīdia

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

Descendants

  • French: hyoïde
    • English: hyoid

Portuguese

Noun

hyoides m

  1. plural of hyoide
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