adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
hȳoīdeus
hȳoīdeus (feminine hȳoīdea, neuter hȳoīdeum)
Classical[hyː.oˈiː.de.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[i.oˈiː.de.us]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationalhyoid
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hȳoīdeus | hȳoīdea | hȳoīdeum |
| genitive | hȳoīdeī | hȳoīdeae | hȳoīdeī |
| dative | hȳoīdeō | hȳoīdeae | hȳoīdeō |
| accusative | hȳoīdeum | hȳoīdeam | hȳoīdeum |
| ablative | hȳoīdeō | hȳoīdeā | hȳoīdeō |
| vocative | hȳoīdee | hȳoīdea | hȳoīdeum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hȳoīdeī | hȳoīdeae | hȳoīdea |
| genitive | hȳoīdeōrum | hȳoīdeārum | hȳoīdeōrum |
| dative | hȳoīdeīs | hȳoīdeīs | hȳoīdeīs |
| accusative | hȳoīdeōs | hȳoīdeās | hȳoīdea |
| ablative | hȳoīdeīs | hȳoīdeīs | hȳoīdeīs |
| vocative | hȳoīdeī | hȳoīdeae | hȳoīdea |
Origins
From Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), from ὖ (û, “Greek letter upsilon”) + -ο- (-o-, “-like, -oid”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs). Doublet of hȳoīdēs.
Descendants
- Englishhyoideal
- Englishhyoidean
In English words that came into English from hȳoīdeus
- hyoidealhȳoīdeus
- hyoideanhȳoīdeus