maltophilius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From maltum (“malt”) (from English malt) + Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “loving”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mal.toˈpʰi.li.us/, [mäɫ̪t̪ɔˈpʰɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mal.toˈfi.li.us/, [mäl̪t̪oˈfiːlius]
Adjective
[edit]maltophilius (feminine maltophilia, neuter maltophilium); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet; intended to mean malt-loving.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | maltophilius | maltophilia | maltophilium | maltophiliī | maltophiliae | maltophilia | |
| genitive | maltophiliī | maltophiliae | maltophiliī | maltophiliōrum | maltophiliārum | maltophiliōrum | |
| dative | maltophiliō | maltophiliae | maltophiliō | maltophiliīs | |||
| accusative | maltophilium | maltophiliam | maltophilium | maltophiliōs | maltophiliās | maltophilia | |
| ablative | maltophiliō | maltophiliā | maltophiliō | maltophiliīs | |||
| vocative | maltophilie | maltophilia | maltophilium | maltophiliī | maltophiliae | maltophilia | |