amplexicaulis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin; from amplexus (“clasped”) + caulis (“stalk, stem”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /am.plek.siˈkau̯.lis/, [ämpɫ̪ɛks̠ɪˈkäu̯lʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /am.plek.siˈkau̯.lis/, [ämpleɡziˈkäːu̯lis]
Adjective
[edit]amplexicaulis (neuter amplexicaule); third-declension two-termination adjective
Usage notes
[edit]- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | amplexicaulis | amplexicaule | amplexicaulēs | amplexicaulia | |
Genitive | amplexicaulis | amplexicaulium | |||
Dative | amplexicaulī | amplexicaulibus | |||
Accusative | amplexicaulem | amplexicaule | amplexicaulēs amplexicaulīs |
amplexicaulia | |
Ablative | amplexicaulī | amplexicaulibus | |||
Vocative | amplexicaulis | amplexicaule | amplexicaulēs | amplexicaulia |