helcogenes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἕλκογενής (hélkogenḗs)“ulcer-born”, from ἕλκος (hélkos, “ulcer”) + γενεά (geneá, “producing”).
Adjective edit
helcogenēs (neuter helcogenes or helcogenēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)
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 | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | helcogenēs | helcogenes1 helcogenēs |
helcogenēs | helcogenia | |
Genitive | helcogenis | helcogenium | |||
Dative | helcogenī | helcogenibus | |||
Accusative | helcogenem | helcogenes1 helcogenēs |
helcogenēs | helcogenia | |
Ablative | helcogenī | helcogenibus | |||
Vocative | helcogenes1 helcogenēs |
helcogenēs | helcogenia |
1It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.