poliocephalus
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See also: Poliocephalus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek πολῐός (poliós, “grey”) + κεφᾰλή (kephalḗ, “head”) + Latin -us (suffix forming adjectives)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /po.li.oˈke.pʰa.lus/, [pɔlʲiɔˈkɛpʰäɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.li.oˈt͡ʃe.fa.lus/, [polioˈt͡ʃɛːfälus]
Adjective
[edit]poliocephalus (feminine poliocephala, neuter poliocephalum); first/second-declension adjective
- Used as a specific epithet; having a gray head.
Usage notes
[edit]- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | poliocephalus | poliocephala | poliocephalum | poliocephalī | poliocephalae | poliocephala | |
| Genitive | poliocephalī | poliocephalae | poliocephalī | poliocephalōrum | poliocephalārum | poliocephalōrum | |
| Dative | poliocephalō | poliocephalō | poliocephalīs | ||||
| Accusative | poliocephalum | poliocephalam | poliocephalum | poliocephalōs | poliocephalās | poliocephala | |
| Ablative | poliocephalō | poliocephalā | poliocephalō | poliocephalīs | |||
| Vocative | poliocephale | poliocephala | poliocephalum | poliocephalī | poliocephalae | poliocephala | |