opalescens

Latin

Adjective

opalēscēns (genitive opalēscentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) opalescent

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	opalēscēns			opalēscentēs	opalēscentia
genitive	opalēscentis			opalēscentium
dative	opalēscentī			opalēscentibus
accusative	opalēscentem	opalēscēns		opalēscentēs	opalēscentia
ablative	opalēscentī			opalēscentibus
vocative	opalēscēns			opalēscentēs	opalēscentia

Derived terms

• Doryteuthis opalescens
• Loligo opalescens
• Pityrogramma opalescens
• Platyberyx opalescens