polyacanthus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin; from Ancient Greek [Term?].
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /po.ly.aˈkan.tʰus/, [pɔlʲyäˈkän̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.li.aˈkan.tus/, [poliäˈkän̪t̪us]
Adjective
[edit]polyacanthus (feminine polyacantha, neuter polyacanthum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) having many spines or thorns; polyacanthous
Usage notes
[edit]- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | polyacanthus | polyacantha | polyacanthum | polyacanthī | polyacanthae | polyacantha | |
| genitive | polyacanthī | polyacanthae | polyacanthī | polyacanthōrum | polyacanthārum | polyacanthōrum | |
| dative | polyacanthō | polyacanthae | polyacanthō | polyacanthīs | |||
| accusative | polyacanthum | polyacantham | polyacanthum | polyacanthōs | polyacanthās | polyacantha | |
| ablative | polyacanthō | polyacanthā | polyacanthō | polyacanthīs | |||
| vocative | polyacanthe | polyacantha | polyacanthum | polyacanthī | polyacanthae | polyacantha | |