poliocephalus
See also: Poliocephalus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek πολῐός (poliós, “grey”) + κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + Latin -us (suffix forming adjectives)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /po.li.oˈke.pʰa.lus/, [pɔlʲiɔˈkɛpʰäɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.li.oˈt͡ʃe.fa.lus/, [polioˈt͡ʃɛːfälus]
Adjective
[edit]poliocephalus (feminine poliocephala, neuter poliocephalum); first/second-declension adjective
- Used as a specific epithet; having a gray head.
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 | poliocephalus | poliocephala | poliocephalum | poliocephalī | poliocephalae | poliocephala | |
| genitive | poliocephalī | poliocephalae | poliocephalī | poliocephalōrum | poliocephalārum | poliocephalōrum | |
| dative | poliocephalō | poliocephalae | poliocephalō | poliocephalīs | |||
| accusative | poliocephalum | poliocephalam | poliocephalum | poliocephalōs | poliocephalās | poliocephala | |
| ablative | poliocephalō | poliocephalā | poliocephalō | poliocephalīs | |||
| vocative | poliocephale | poliocephala | poliocephalum | poliocephalī | poliocephalae | poliocephala | |