amplexicaulis

Latin

Ranunculus amplexicaulis

Etymology

New Latin; from amplexus (“clasped”) +‎ caulis (“stalk, stem”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /am.plek.siˈkau̯.lis/, [ämpɫ̪ɛks̠ɪˈkäu̯lʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /am.plek.siˈkau̯.lis/, [ämpleɡziˈkäːu̯lis]

Adjective

amplexicaulis (neuter amplexicaule); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a clasped stalk or stem

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
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