thyroides

Latin
See also: thyroideus

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θυρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θυρεός (thureós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

thyroīdēs (neuter thyroīdes or thyroīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

  1. (New Latin) Shaped like a shield.

Inflection

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

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative thyroīdēs thyroīdes1
thyroīdēs		 thyroīdēs thyroīdia
Genitive thyroīdis thyroīdium
Dative thyroīdī thyroīdibus
Accusative thyroīdem thyroīdes1
thyroīdēs		 thyroīdēs thyroīdia
Ablative thyroīdī thyroīdibus
Vocative thyroīdes1
thyroīdēs		 thyroīdēs thyroīdia

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

Descendants
  • → English: thyroid
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