pterygoides
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek πτερῠγοειδής (pterugoeidḗs, “like a wing”), from πτέρῠξ (ptérux, “a wing”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of pterygoīdeus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pte.ry.ɡoˈiː.deːs/, [pt̪ɛrʏɡoˈiːd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pte.ri.ɡoˈi.des/, [pt̪eriɡoˈiːd̪es]
Adjective
pterygoīdēs (neuter pterygoīdes or pterygoīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) (New Latin)
Inflection
Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdes1 pterygoīdēs |
pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdia | |
| Genitive | pterygoīdis | pterygoīdium | |||
| Dative | pterygoīdī | pterygoīdibus | |||
| Accusative | pterygoīdem | pterygoīdes1 pterygoīdēs |
pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdia | |
| Ablative | pterygoīdī | pterygoīdibus | |||
| Vocative | pterygoīdes1 pterygoīdēs |
pterygoīdēs | pterygoīdia | ||
1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: pterygoid
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