abyssicolus

Latin

Etymology

From abyssus (“deep sea”) + colō (“to inhabit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.bysˈsi.ko.lus/, [äbʏs̠ˈs̠ɪkɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.bisˈsi.ko.lus/, [äbisˈsiːkolus]

Adjective

abyssicolus (feminine abyssicola, neuter abyssicolum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) deep-sea-dwelling

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	abyssicolus	abyssicola	abyssicolum		abyssicolī	abyssicolae	abyssicola
genitive	abyssicolī	abyssicolae	abyssicolī		abyssicolōrum	abyssicolārum	abyssicolōrum
dative	abyssicolō	abyssicolae	abyssicolō		abyssicolīs
accusative	abyssicolum	abyssicolam	abyssicolum		abyssicolōs	abyssicolās	abyssicola
ablative	abyssicolō	abyssicolā	abyssicolō		abyssicolīs
vocative	abyssicole	abyssicola	abyssicolum		abyssicolī	abyssicolae	abyssicola