hypoleucus

Latin

Alternative forms

• hypoleucos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑπόλευκος (hupóleukos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hy.poˈleu̯.kus/, [hʏpɔˈɫ̪ɛu̯kʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.poˈleu̯.kus/, [ipoˈlɛːu̯kus]

Adjective

Xantus's Murrelet chick (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus)

hypoleucus (feminine hypoleuca, neuter hypoleucum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) white underneath

Usage notes

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hypoleucus	hypoleuca	hypoleucum		hypoleucī	hypoleucae	hypoleuca
genitive	hypoleucī	hypoleucae	hypoleucī		hypoleucōrum	hypoleucārum	hypoleucōrum
dative	hypoleucō	hypoleucae	hypoleucō		hypoleucīs
accusative	hypoleucum	hypoleucam	hypoleucum		hypoleucōs	hypoleucās	hypoleuca
ablative	hypoleucō	hypoleucā	hypoleucō		hypoleucīs
vocative	hypoleuce	hypoleuca	hypoleucum		hypoleucī	hypoleucae	hypoleuca