LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffixthird-declension one-termination suffix (Greek-type)

-oīdēs

-oīdēs (neuter -oīdes)
Classical[o.iː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[o.i.des]

Meaning

  1. Greek typemorphemeone terminationsuffix-oid, -like

Origins

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēs From -o- + Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

Descendants
  • English-oid
  • Translingual-oides

Quick answers

What does -oīdēs mean in Latin?
-oīdēs, a suffix, means “-oid, -like”.
How do you pronounce -oīdēs?
In classical Latin, [o.iː.deːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [o.i.des].