amplexicaulis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from amplexus (“clasped”) + caulis (“stalk, stem”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) 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
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 | |
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.