cricoides

See also: cricoïdes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρικοειδής (krikoeidḗs, “ring-shaped”), from κρίκος (kríkos, “ring”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like”). Doublet of cricoīdeus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cricoīdēs (neuter cricoīdes or cricoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)

  1. Shaped like a ring; cricoid.

Inflection

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

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative cricoīdēs cricoīdes1
cricoīdēs 		cricoīdēs cricoīda
cricoīdia2
genitive cricoīdis cricoīdum
cricoīdium2
dative cricoīdī cricoīdibus
accusative cricoīdem cricoīdes1
cricoīdēs 		cricoīdēs cricoīda
cricoīdia2
ablative cricoīde
cricoīdī2 		cricoīdibus
vocative cricoīdes1
cricoīdēs 		cricoīdēs cricoīda
cricoīdia2

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.

Descendants

  • → English: cricoid

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɾiˈkoides/ [kɾiˈkoi̯.ð̞es]
  • Rhymes: -oides
  • Syllabification: cri‧coi‧des

Adjective

cricoides (invariable)

  1. cricoid

Further reading

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