acrolepis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek, ἄκρος (ákros) + λεπίς (lepís).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkro.le.pis/, [äˈkrɔɫ̪ɛpɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈkro.le.pis/, [äˈkrɔːlepis]
Adjective edit
acrolepis (genitive acrolepidis); third-declension one-termination adjective
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
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | acrolepis | acrolepidēs | acrolepidia | ||
| Genitive | acrolepidis | acrolepidium | |||
| Dative | acrolepidī | acrolepidibus | |||
| Accusative | acrolepidem | acrolepis | acrolepidēs | acrolepidia | |
| Ablative | acrolepidī | acrolepidibus | |||
| Vocative | acrolepis | acrolepidēs | acrolepidia | ||