monocytus

Latin

Etymology

A compound of the Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) + κῠ́τος n (kútos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /moˈno.ky.tus/, [mɔˈnɔkʏt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /moˈno.t͡ʃi.tus/, [moˈnɔːt͡ʃit̪us]

Noun

monocytus m (genitive monocytī); second declension

1. (Contemporary Latin, rare) monocyte
   • 1954, Werner Spalteholz and 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

• Translingual: monocytogenes

Descendants

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	monocytus	monocytī
Genitive	monocytī	monocytōrum
Dative	monocytō	monocytīs
Accusative	monocytum	monocytōs
Ablative	monocytō	monocytīs
Vocative	monocyte	monocytī