salmoides

Latin

Adjective

salmoīdēs (neuter salmoīdes or salmoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

  1. (relational, New Latin) salmon

Usage notes

  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

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

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative salmoīdēs salmoīdes1
salmoīdēs 		salmoīdēs salmoīda
salmoīdia2
genitive salmoīdis salmoīdum
salmoīdium2
dative salmoīdī salmoīdibus
accusative salmoīdem salmoīdes1
salmoīdēs 		salmoīdēs salmoīda
salmoīdia2
ablative salmoīde
salmoīdī2 		salmoīdibus
vocative salmoīdes1
salmoīdēs 		salmoīdēs salmoīda
salmoīdia2

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.

Derived terms

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