-aceae
Translingual
Etymology
From the Latin -āceae, the feminine plural of -āceus (“resembling”).
Suffix
-aceae f pl
Usage notes
- In English, family names ending in -aceae are usually treated as plural (e.g., "Cunoniaceae are" or "the Cunoniaceae family is").
- In English, most family names ending in -aceae follow the pronunciation patterns of /ˈeɪsi, -siˌaɪ, -siˌeɪ, -siˌi/) (e.g., Solanaceae, /ˌsoʊləˈneɪsi/).
- There are only eight exceptions to the rule of using the -aceae termination for taxonomic families under the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code, 2011). Each also has an accepted alternative (nomen alternativum), given in brackets:
Derived terms
See also
- -idae (the equivalent for animals)
Warning: Default sort key "aceae" overrides earlier default sort key "ACEAE".
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈaː.ke.ae̯/, [ˈäːkeäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃe.e/, [ˈäːt͡ʃeː]
Suffix
- nominative feminine plural of -āceus
- genitive feminine singular of -āceus
- dative feminine singular of -āceus
- vocative feminine plural of -āceus
Descendants
- Translingual: -aceae