noun · femininethird declension
carōtides
carōtides f pl (genitive carōtidum)
Ecclesiastical[kaˈrɔː.ti.des]
Meaning
- New Latinthe carotid arteries
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | carōtides |
| genitive | — | carōtidum |
| dative | — | carōtidibus |
| accusative | — | carōtidas |
| ablative | — | carōtidibus |
| vocative | — | carōtides |
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (kărōtĭ́des, “carotid arteries”), from κᾰρόω (kăróō, “to plunge into deep sleep or torpor”) + -τῐ́δες (-tĭ́des, plural nominal suffix), from the fact that the carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, and interruption of this flow causes loss of consciousness.
Descendants
- Englishcarotid
In English words that came into English from carōtides
- carotidcarōtides