syndactylus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συν- (sun-, “together”) + δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Adjective

syndactylus (feminine syndactyla, neuter syndactylum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) with fused fingers: a specific epithet of several taxonomic species names

Usage notes

• Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	syndactylus	syndactyla	syndactylum		syndactylī	syndactylae	syndactyla
genitive	syndactylī	syndactylae	syndactylī		syndactylōrum	syndactylārum	syndactylōrum
dative	syndactylō	syndactylae	syndactylō		syndactylīs
accusative	syndactylum	syndactylam	syndactylum		syndactylōs	syndactylās	syndactyla
ablative	syndactylō	syndactylā	syndactylō		syndactylīs
vocative	syndactyle	syndactyla	syndactylum		syndactylī	syndactylae	syndactyla

Derived terms

• Hylobates syndactylus
• Symphalangus syndactylus