multigenus
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]multigenus (not comparable)
- (biology) consisting of, or related to multiple genera
- 2015, Jessica L. Mark Welcha, Blair J. Rossetti, Christopher W. Rieken, Floyd E. Dewhirsta, Gary G. Borisy, Biogeography of a human oral microbiome at the micron scale[1]:
- "Using sequencing data combined with spectral fluorescence imaging, we have discovered a multigenus, highly organized microbial consortium in human dental plaque."
Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mulˈti.ɡe.nus/, [mʊɫ̪ˈt̪ɪɡɛnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mulˈti.d͡ʒe.nus/, [mul̪ˈt̪iːd͡ʒenus]
Adjective
[edit]multigenus (feminine multigena, neuter multigenum); first/second-declension adjective
- various (of many kinds)
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | multigenus | multigena | multigenum | multigenī | multigenae | multigena | |
| genitive | multigenī | multigenae | multigenī | multigenōrum | multigenārum | multigenōrum | |
| dative | multigenō | multigenae | multigenō | multigenīs | |||
| accusative | multigenum | multigenam | multigenum | multigenōs | multigenās | multigena | |
| ablative | multigenō | multigenā | multigenō | multigenīs | |||
| vocative | multigene | multigena | multigenum | multigenī | multigenae | multigena | |
References
[edit]- “multigenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- multigenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.