monocytus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A compound of the Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) + κῠ́τος n (kútos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /moˈno.ky.tus/, [mɔˈnɔkʏt̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /moˈno.t͡ʃi.tus/, [moˈnɔːt͡ʃit̪us]
Noun[edit]
monocytus m (genitive monocytī); second declension
- (Contemporary Latin, rare) monocyte
- 1954, Werner Spalteholz, Rudolf Spanner, Hand-atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy, Scheltema & Holkema, (fifteenth edition), page 678/2:
- 677. Lymphocyti et monocyti
- 677. Lymphocytes and monocytes
Derived terms[edit]
- Translingual: monocytogenes
Descendants[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | monocytus | monocytī |
| Genitive | monocytī | monocytōrum |
| Dative | monocytō | monocytīs |
| Accusative | monocytum | monocytōs |
| Ablative | monocytō | monocytīs |
| Vocative | monocyte | monocytī |
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