macrochaeta
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin macrochaeta, equivalent to macro- + chaeta.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /makɹəʊˈkiːtə/
Noun edit
macrochaeta (plural macrochaetae)
Translations edit
large chaeta
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
A compound of the Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (makrós, “long”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “hair”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ma.kroˈkʰae̯.ta/, [mäkrɔˈkʰäe̯t̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.kroˈke.ta/, [mäkroˈkɛːt̪ä]
Noun edit
macrochaeta f (genitive macrochaetae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | macrochaeta | macrochaetae |
| Genitive | macrochaetae | macrochaetārum |
| Dative | macrochaetae | macrochaetīs |
| Accusative | macrochaetam | macrochaetās |
| Ablative | macrochaetā | macrochaetīs |
| Vocative | macrochaeta | macrochaetae |
Descendants edit
- Translingual: Drosophila macrochaetae, Setaria macrochaeta (specific names)
- English: macrochaeta