macrochaeta

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin macrochaeta, equivalent to macro- +‎ chaeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makɹəʊˈkiːtə/

Noun

macrochaeta (plural macrochaetae)

1. (biology) A large chaeta found in certain organisms

Translations

large chaeta

• Latin: macrochaeta f (New Latin)
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Latin

Etymology

A compound of the Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (makrós, “long”) +‎ χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ma.kroˈkʰae̯.ta/, [mäkrɔˈkʰäe̯t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.kroˈke.ta/, [mäkroˈkɛːt̪ä]

Noun

macrochaeta f (genitive macrochaetae); first declension

1. (New Latin) macrochaeta

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	macrochaeta	macrochaetae
Genitive	macrochaetae	macrochaetārum
Dative	macrochaetae	macrochaetīs
Accusative	macrochaetam	macrochaetās
Ablative	macrochaetā	macrochaetīs
Vocative	macrochaeta	macrochaetae

Descendants

• Translingual: , (specific names)
• English: macrochaeta