What does sphaeroīdes mean in Latin?

sphaeroīdes, a adjective, means “round, globular, spherical; oval, ellipsoidal”.

How do you pronounce sphaeroīdes?

In classical Latin, [spʰae̯.roˈiː.dɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [sfe.roˈiː.des].

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective

sphaeroīdes (genitive sphaeroīdis)

Classical[spʰae̯.roˈiː.dɛs]Ecclesiastical[sfe.roˈiː.des]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdēs
genitive	sphaeroīdis	sphaeroīdis	sphaeroīdis
dative	sphaeroīdī	sphaeroīdī	sphaeroīdī
accusative	sphaeroīdem	sphaeroīdem	sphaeroīdēs
ablative	sphaeroīdī sphaeroīde	sphaeroīdī sphaeroīde	sphaeroīdī sphaeroīde
vocative	sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdēs

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdia
genitive	sphaeroīdium	sphaeroīdium	sphaeroīdium
dative	sphaeroīdibus	sphaeroīdibus	sphaeroīdibus
accusative	sphaeroīdīs sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdīs sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdia
ablative	sphaeroīdibus	sphaeroīdibus	sphaeroīdibus
vocative	sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdēs	sphaeroīdia

sphaerŏīdes, is, adj., = σφαιροειδής,

I. round, globular, spherical: schema, Vitr. 8, 6 med.

From Ancient Greek σφαιροειδής (sphairoeidḗs, “globular, spherical”), from σφαῖρα (sphaîra, “gland”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”).

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