laticeps

Latin

Etymology

From lātus (“wide”) +‎ -ceps (“headed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ti.keps/, [ˈɫ̪ät̪ɪkɛps̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.ti.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈläːt̪it͡ʃeps]

Adjective

laticeps (genitive laticipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) wide-headed

Usage notes

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

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	laticeps			laticipitēs	laticipitia
genitive	laticipitis			laticipitium
dative	laticipitī			laticipitibus
accusative	laticipitem	laticeps		laticipitēs	laticipitia
ablative	laticipitī			laticipitibus
vocative	laticeps			laticipitēs	laticipitia