chalcoides

Latin

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek χαλκοειδής (khalkoeidḗs, “copper-colored, like copper”)

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kʰaɫ.koˈiː.deːs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kal.koˈiː.d̪es]

Adjective

chalcoīdēs (genitive chalcoīdis); third-declension one-termination adjective

copper-colored, like copper.

Declension

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

	masc./fem.	neuter	masc./fem.	neuter
	singular		plural
nominative	chalcoīdēs	chalcoīdes¹ chalcoīdēs	chalcoīdēs	chalcoīda chalcoīdia²
genitive	chalcoīdis		chalcoīdum chalcoīdium²
dative	chalcoīdī		chalcoīdibus
accusative	chalcoīdem	chalcoīdes¹ chalcoīdēs	chalcoīdēs	chalcoīda chalcoīdia²
ablative	chalcoīde chalcoīdī²		chalcoīdibus
vocative	chalcoīdes¹ chalcoīdēs		chalcoīdēs	chalcoīda chalcoīdia²

¹It is unknown whether Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
²It is unknown whether adjectives of this type would use i-stem or consonant-stem endings in Classical Latin: the relevant forms are not attested. Depending on the word, either ending or both may be attested in New Latin.