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-óid
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oid OID -oid o.i.d. oíd öid ɔid
Irish
Alternative forms
ga -eoid after a slender consonant
Etymology 1
ga -oidga ine-pro *weyd-
From ga la -oīdēs, from ga grc -ο-ειδής, from grc εἶδος form, likeness.
Suffix
n f
-oid having the likeness of
Derived terms
ga -oid
Etymology 2
ga -odega ine-pro *sed-
From ga grc ὁδός way.
Suffix
n f
-ode way, path
Derived terms
ga -ode
ga dé-óid leictreoid trióid
Etymology 3
ga abstract
A conflation of various suffixes derived from ga la - by way of ga cel-bry-pro -, including la -ātiō, la -tio -ūtiō, la -tum -ūtum, and la -tas -tātem.
Suffix
n f
forms abstract nouns
Derived terms
ga abstract