adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)
arachnoīdēs
arachnoīdēs (neuter arachnoīdes)
Classical[a.rakʰ.noˈiː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[a.rak.noˈiː.des]
Meaning
- Greek typeNew Latinone terminationresembling a spider web
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arachnoīdēs | arachnoīdēs | arachnoīdes |
| genitive | arachnoīdis | arachnoīdis | arachnoīdis |
| dative | arachnoīdī | arachnoīdī | arachnoīdī |
| accusative | arachnoīdem | arachnoīdem | arachnoīdes |
| ablative | arachnoīde arachnoīdī | arachnoīde arachnoīdī | arachnoīde arachnoīdī |
| vocative | arachnoīdēs | arachnoīdēs | arachnoīdes |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | arachnoīdēs | arachnoīdēs | arachnoīda arachnoīdia |
| genitive | arachnoīdum arachnoīdium | arachnoīdum arachnoīdium | arachnoīdum arachnoīdium |
| dative | arachnoīdibus | arachnoīdibus | arachnoīdibus |
| accusative | arachnoīdīs arachnoīdēs | arachnoīdīs arachnoīdēs | arachnoīda arachnoīdia |
| ablative | arachnoīdibus | arachnoīdibus | arachnoīdibus |
| vocative | arachnoīdēs | arachnoīdēs | arachnoīda arachnoīdia |
Origins
Borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρᾰχνοειδής (ărăkhnoeidḗs, “like a cobweb”), from ᾰ̓ρᾰ́χνη (ărắkhnē, “spider web”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).
Descendants
- Englisharachnoid
In English words that came into English from arachnoīdēs
- arachnoidarachnoīdēs