carotides

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French[edit]

Noun[edit]

carotides f

  1. plural of carotide

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτῐ́δες (karōtídes, carotid arteries), from κᾰρόω (karóō, to plunge into deep sleep or torpor) +‎ -τῐ́δες (-tídes, plural nominal suffix), from the fact that the carotid artery supplies blood to the brain, and interruption of this flow causes loss of consciousness.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

carōtides f pl (genitive carōtidum); third declension (New Latin)

  1. (anatomy) the carotid arteries

Inflection[edit]

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative carōtides
Genitive carōtidum
Dative carōtidibus
Accusative carōtidas
Ablative carōtidibus
Vocative carōtides

Descendants[edit]

  • English: carotid