discoideus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From discoīdēs (“disc-shaped”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /dis.koˈiː.de.us/, [d̪ɪs̠koˈiːd̪eʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dis.koˈi.de.us/, [d̪iskoˈiːd̪eus]
Adjective
[edit]discoīdeus (feminine discoīdea, neuter discoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet; disc-shaped.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | discoīdeus | discoīdea | discoīdeum | discoīdeī | discoīdeae | discoīdea | |
| genitive | discoīdeī | discoīdeae | discoīdeī | discoīdeōrum | discoīdeārum | discoīdeōrum | |
| dative | discoīdeō | discoīdeae | discoīdeō | discoīdeīs | |||
| accusative | discoīdeum | discoīdeam | discoīdeum | discoīdeōs | discoīdeās | discoīdea | |
| ablative | discoīdeō | discoīdeā | discoīdeō | discoīdeīs | |||
| vocative | discoīdee | discoīdea | discoīdeum | discoīdeī | discoīdeae | discoīdea | |