caniceps
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from cānus (“gray”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.ni.keps/, [ˈkäːnɪkɛps̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.ni.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈkäːnit͡ʃeps]
Adjective
cāniceps (genitive cānicipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | cāniceps | cānicipitēs | cānicipitia | ||
| Genitive | cānicipitis | cānicipitium | |||
| Dative | cānicipitī | cānicipitibus | |||
| Accusative | cānicipitem | cāniceps | cānicipitēs | cānicipitia | |
| Ablative | cānicipitī | cānicipitibus | |||
| Vocative | cāniceps | cānicipitēs | cānicipitia | ||
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.