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

hȳoīdēs

hȳoīdēs (neuter hȳoīdes)
Classical[hyː.oˈiː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[i.oˈiː.des]

Meaning

  1. Greek typeone terminationU-shaped; hyoid

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehȳoīdēshȳoīdēshȳoīdes
genitivehȳoīdishȳoīdishȳoīdis
dativehȳoīdīhȳoīdīhȳoīdī
accusativehȳoīdemhȳoīdemhȳoīdes
ablativehȳoīde
hȳoīdī		hȳoīde
hȳoīdī		hȳoīde
hȳoīdī
vocativehȳoīdēshȳoīdēshȳoīdes
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehȳoīdēshȳoīdēshȳoīda
hȳoīdia
genitivehȳoīdum
hȳoīdium		hȳoīdum
hȳoīdium		hȳoīdum
hȳoīdium
dativehȳoīdibushȳoīdibushȳoīdibus
accusativehȳoīdīs
hȳoīdēs		hȳoīdīs
hȳoīdēs		hȳoīda
hȳoīdia
ablativehȳoīdibushȳoīdibushȳoīdibus
vocativehȳoīdēshȳoīdēshȳoīda
hȳoīdia

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”). Doublet of hȳoīdeus.

Descendants
  • Frenchhyoïde
  • Englishhyoidfrom French hyoïde

Quick answers

What does hȳoīdēs mean in Latin?
hȳoīdēs, a adjective, means “U-shaped; hyoid”.
How do you pronounce hȳoīdēs?
In classical Latin, [hyː.oˈiː.deːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.oˈiː.des].