hydrochaeris

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοίρος (khoíros, “pig”).

Adjective

hydrochaeris (neuter hydrochaere); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (relational, New Latin) water pig

Usage notes

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	hydrochaeris	hydrochaere		hydrochaerēs	hydrochaeria
genitive	hydrochaeris			hydrochaerium
dative	hydrochaerī			hydrochaeribus
accusative	hydrochaerem	hydrochaere		hydrochaerēs hydrochaerīs	hydrochaeria
ablative	hydrochaerī			hydrochaeribus
vocative	hydrochaeris	hydrochaere		hydrochaerēs	hydrochaeria