What does adenoīdēs mean in Latin?

adenoīdēs, a adjective, means “adenoid”.

How do you pronounce adenoīdēs?

In classical Latin, [a.dɛ.noˈiː.deːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.de.noˈiː.des].

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

adenoīdēs (neuter adenoīdes)

Classical[a.dɛ.noˈiː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[a.de.noˈiː.des]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	adenoīdēs	adenoīdēs	adenoīdes
genitive	adenoīdis	adenoīdis	adenoīdis
dative	adenoīdī	adenoīdī	adenoīdī
accusative	adenoīdem	adenoīdem	adenoīdes
ablative	adenoīde adenoīdī	adenoīde adenoīdī	adenoīde adenoīdī
vocative	adenoīdēs	adenoīdēs	adenoīdes

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	adenoīdēs	adenoīdēs	adenoīda adenoīdia
genitive	adenoīdum adenoīdium	adenoīdum adenoīdium	adenoīdum adenoīdium
dative	adenoīdibus	adenoīdibus	adenoīdibus
accusative	adenoīdīs adenoīdēs	adenoīdīs adenoīdēs	adenoīda adenoīdia
ablative	adenoīdibus	adenoīdibus	adenoīdibus
vocative	adenoīdēs	adenoīdēs	adenoīda adenoīdia

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓δενοειδής (ădenoeidḗs, “glandular”), from ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

Descendants