melanocephalus
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from Ancient Greek [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /me.la.noˈke.pʰa.lus/, [mɛɫ̪änɔˈkɛpʰäɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.la.noˈt͡ʃe.fa.lus/, [melänoˈt͡ʃɛːfälus]
Adjective
melanocephalus (feminine melanocephala, neuter melanocephalum); first/second-declension adjective
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | melanocephalus | melanocephala | melanocephalum | melanocephalī | melanocephalae | melanocephala | |
| Genitive | melanocephalī | melanocephalae | melanocephalī | melanocephalōrum | melanocephalārum | melanocephalōrum | |
| Dative | melanocephalō | melanocephalō | melanocephalīs | ||||
| Accusative | melanocephalum | melanocephalam | melanocephalum | melanocephalōs | melanocephalās | melanocephala | |
| Ablative | melanocephalō | melanocephalā | melanocephalō | melanocephalīs | |||
| Vocative | melanocephale | melanocephala | melanocephalum | melanocephalī | melanocephalae | melanocephala | |
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.