herbivorus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From herba (“plant”) + -vorus (“-devouring”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /herˈbi.u̯o.rus/, [hɛrˈbiu̯ɔrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /erˈbi.vo.rus/, [erˈbiːvorus]
Adjective
[edit]herbivorus (feminine herbivora, neuter herbivorum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin, of animals) herbivorous, plant-eating
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | herbivorus | herbivora | herbivorum | herbivorī | herbivorae | herbivora | |
| Genitive | herbivorī | herbivorae | herbivorī | herbivorōrum | herbivorārum | herbivorōrum | |
| Dative | herbivorō | herbivorō | herbivorīs | ||||
| Accusative | herbivorum | herbivoram | herbivorum | herbivorōs | herbivorās | herbivora | |
| Ablative | herbivorō | herbivorā | herbivorō | herbivorīs | |||
| Vocative | herbivore | herbivora | herbivorum | herbivorī | herbivorae | herbivora | |