strongyloides

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στρογγυλοειδής (stronguloeidḗs, “of round form”), from στρογγύλος (strongúlos, “round, spherical”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -form”).

Pronunciation
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /stron.d͡ʒi.loˈi.des/, [st̪rɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.lɔˈiː.d̪ɛs]

Adjective

strongyloīdēs (neuter strongyloīdes or strongyloīdēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

  1. Formed like a sphere.

Inflection

Third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative strongyloīdēs strongyloīdes1
strongyloīdēs		 strongyloīdēs strongyloīdia
Genitive strongyloīdis strongyloīdium
Dative strongyloīdī strongyloīdibus
Accusative strongyloīdem strongyloīdes1
strongyloīdēs		 strongyloīdēs strongyloīdia
Ablative strongyloīdī strongyloīdibus
Vocative strongyloīdes1
strongyloīdēs		 strongyloīdēs strongyloīdia

1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.

Descendants
  • Translingual: Strongyloides
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