-oid

See also: oid, OID, o.i.d., oíd, -óid, and öid

English

Etymology

From Latin -oīdēs, from Ancient Greek -ο-ειδής (-o-eidḗs) (the ο being the last vowel of the stem to which the suffix is attached); from εἶδος (eîdos, form, likeness).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-oid

  1. Resembling; having the likeness of (usually including the concept of not being the same despite the likeness, but counterexamples exist).
    human + -oidhumanoid
    sterol + -oidsteroid
  2. (less commonly) Of, pertaining to, or related to.
    lympho- + -oidlymphoid
    myelo- + -oidmyeloid
  3. Added to nouns to create derogatory terms, typically referring to a particular ideology or group of people, by means of analogy to psychological classifications such as schizoid.
    waste + -oidwastoid
    female + -oidfemoid
    left + -oidleftoid
    right + -oidrightoid

Usage notes

  • “-oid” may be suffixed to nouns and adjectives to form nouns and adjectives.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -oid

Translations

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -oīdēs, from Ancient Greek -οειδής (-oeidḗs), from εἶδος (eîdos).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-oid

  1. -oid (adjective or substantive)

Usage notes

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also:

German terms suffixed with -oid

Polish

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.it/
  • Rhymes: -ɔit
  • Syllabification: o‧id

Suffix

-oid m

  1. -oid
    bakteria + -oidbakteroid

Declension

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Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -oid

Further reading

  • -oid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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