Template:la-epithet

Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

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This template generates a usage note for Latin nouns and adjectives used predominantly or exclusively as taxonomic epithets. Such terms are used only in certain inflections:

• the nominative singular (uninflected form) of nouns;
• the genitive singular of nouns;
• the nominative masculine, feminine or neuter singular of adjectives, normally agreeing with the gender of the genus (but naming mistakes are common, since most scientists no longer learn Latin).

The following variants can be used:

Form	Part of speech	Exclusive use	Appearance
{{la-epithet}}	Adjective	Yes	Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
{{la-epithet|usually=1}}	Adjective	Usually	Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
{{la-epithet|sometimes=1}}	Adjective	No	In use as a taxonomic epithet, in which case it is normally inflected only in the nominative singular.
{{la-epithet|noun=1}}	Noun in nominative singular	Yes	Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms; inflections are rarely found.
{{la-epithet|noun=1|usually=1}}	Noun in nominative singular	Usually	Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms.
{{la-epithet|noun=1|sometimes=1}}	Noun in nominative singular	No	In use as a taxonomic epithet, in which case it is normally not found in inflected forms.
{{la-epithet|noun=gen}}	Noun in genitive singular	Yes	Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet in the genitive singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
{{la-epithet|noun=gen|usually=1}}	Noun in genitive singular	Usually	Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet in the genitive singular; other inflections are rarely found.
{{la-epithet|noun=gen|sometimes=1}}	Noun in genitive singular	No	In use as a taxonomic epithet in the genitive singular.
{{la-epithet|noun=genpl}}	Noun in genitive plural	Yes	Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet in the genitive plural; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
{{la-epithet|noun=genpl|usually=1}}	Noun in genitive plural	Usually	Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet in the genitive plural; other inflections are rarely found.
{{la-epithet|noun=genpl|sometimes=1}}	Noun in genitive plural	No	In use as a taxonomic epithet in the genitive plural.

Use of this template, in any variant, adds the page to Category:Specific epithets.