-ides

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ides"

Translingual

Etymology

A borrowing of Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs, “-son, son of”).

Suffix

-ides

1. resembling

Derived terms

Translingual terms suffixed with -ides

Acanthoscelides

Aramides

Butorides

Ctenocephalides

Passerides

Sypheotides

Tyrannides

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs)

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ς (-ĭ́s)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs)bor.

Latin -idēs

Borrowed from Ancient Greek -ίδης (-ídēs, “-son, son of”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪ.deːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [i.des]

Suffix

-idēs m (genitive -idae); first declension

1. (poetic) Suffix added to a father's name to form a masculine patronymic: son of

   Feminine equivalent: -is f

2. (New Latin) Suffix forming the names of members of certain dynasties: -id

   ‎Osman (“Osman”) + ‎-idēs → ‎Osmanidēs (“Osmanid, Ottoman”)

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs).

	singular	plural
nominative	-idēs	-idae
genitive	-idae	-idārum
dative	-idae	-idīs
accusative	-idēn	-idās
ablative	-idē	-idīs
vocative	-idē	-idae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ides

Abbasides

Achaemenides

Alpharides

Antamoenides

Arsacides

Charmides

Chrysides

Lyconides

Megaronides

Osmanides

Perseides

pultiphagonides

Descendants

• Middle French: -ide
  • French: -ide
  • → English: -id
• German: -ide
• Italian: -ide
• Portuguese: -ida
• Spanish: -ida