griseochromogenes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From grīseus (“gray”) + -o- + chrōma (“color”) + -genēs, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡri.se.o.kʰroˈmo.ɡe.nes/, [ɡrɪs̠eɔkʰrɔˈmɔɡɛnɛs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡri.se.o.kroˈmo.d͡ʒe.nes/, [ɡris̬eokroˈmɔːd͡ʒenes]
Adjective edit
grīseochrōmogenēs (neuter grīseochrōmogenes or grīseochrōmogenēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)
- (New Latin) Producing gray color.
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 (Greek-type).
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | grīseochrōmogenēs | grīseochrōmogenes1 grīseochrōmogenēs |
grīseochrōmogenēs | grīseochrōmogenia | |
| Genitive | grīseochrōmogenis | grīseochrōmogenium | |||
| Dative | grīseochrōmogenī | grīseochrōmogenibus | |||
| Accusative | grīseochrōmogenem | grīseochrōmogenes1 grīseochrōmogenēs |
grīseochrōmogenēs | grīseochrōmogenia | |
| Ablative | grīseochrōmogenī | grīseochrōmogenibus | |||
| Vocative | grīseochrōmogenes1 grīseochrōmogenēs |
grīseochrōmogenēs | grīseochrōmogenia | ||
1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.