LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

xiphoīdeus

xiphoīdeus (feminine xiphoīdea, neuter xiphoīdeum)

Meaning

  1. adjectiverelationalxiphoid

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativexiphoīdeusxiphoīdeaxiphoīdeum
genitivexiphoīdeīxiphoīdeaexiphoīdeī
dativexiphoīdeōxiphoīdeaexiphoīdeō
accusativexiphoīdeumxiphoīdeamxiphoīdeum
ablativexiphoīdeōxiphoīdeāxiphoīdeō
vocativexiphoīdeexiphoīdeaxiphoīdeum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativexiphoīdeīxiphoīdeaexiphoīdea
genitivexiphoīdeōrumxiphoīdeārumxiphoīdeōrum
dativexiphoīdeīsxiphoīdeīsxiphoīdeīs
accusativexiphoīdeōsxiphoīdeāsxiphoīdea
ablativexiphoīdeīsxiphoīdeīsxiphoīdeīs
vocativexiphoīdeīxiphoīdeaexiphoīdea

Origins

From Ancient Greek ξιφοειδής (xiphoeidḗs, “sword-shaped”). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ξίφος (xíphos) + -oīdeus.

Quick answers

What does xiphoīdeus mean in Latin?
xiphoīdeus, a adjective, means “xiphoid”.