"sphenoides" meaning in Latin

See sphenoides in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [spʰeː.noˈiː.deːs] [Classical-Latin], [sfe.noˈiː.des] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σφηνοειδής (sphēnoeidḗs, “wedge-shaped”), from σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|la|grc|σφηνοειδής||wedge-shaped}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σφηνοειδής (sphēnoeidḗs, “wedge-shaped”), {{af|grc|σφήν|-ειδής|nocat=1|t1=wedge|t2=-form, -like}} σφήν (sphḗn, “wedge”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”) Head templates: {{la-adj|sphēnoīdēs<+.greek>}} sphēnoīdēs (neuter sphēnoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type) Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|sphēnoīdēs<+.greek>}} Forms: sphēnoīdēs [canonical], sphēnoīdes [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], sphēnoīdēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], sphēnoīdes [neuter, nominative, singular], sphēnoīdēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], sphēnoīda [neuter, nominative, plural], sphēnoīdia [neuter, nominative, plural], sphēnoīdis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], sphēnoīdum [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], sphēnoīdium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], sphēnoīdī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], sphēnoīdibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], sphēnoīdem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], sphēnoīdes [accusative, neuter, singular], sphēnoīdīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], sphēnoīdēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], sphēnoīda [accusative, neuter, plural], sphēnoīdia [accusative, neuter, plural], sphēnoīde [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], sphēnoīdī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], sphēnoīdibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], sphēnoīdēs [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], sphēnoīdes [neuter, singular, vocative], sphēnoīdēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], sphēnoīda [neuter, plural, vocative], sphēnoīdia [neuter, plural, vocative], sphēnoīdeus [alternative]
  1. Shaped like a wedge. Tags: Greek-type, declension-3, one-termination Synonyms: sphēnoīdālis
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        [
          "sphēnoīdes",
          "sphenoides#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphēnoīdēs",
      "links": [
        [
          "sphēnoīdēs",
          "sphenoides#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphēnoīda",
      "links": [
        [
          "sphēnoīda",
          "sphenoida#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphēnoīdia",
      "links": [
        [
          "sphēnoīdia",
          "sphenoidia#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphēnoīdeus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sphēnoīdēs<+.greek>"
      },
      "expansion": "sphēnoīdēs (neuter sphēnoīdes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sphēnoīdēs<+.greek>"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 4-syllable words",
        "Latin adjectives",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin learned borrowings from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension adjectives",
        "Latin third declension adjectives of one termination",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Shaped like a wedge."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wedge",
          "wedge"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sphēnoīdālis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Greek-type",
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[spʰeː.noˈiː.deːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sfe.noˈiː.des]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sphenoides"
}

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