maltophilius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom maltum (“malt”) (from English malt) + Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “loving”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mal.toˈpʰi.li.us/, [mäɫ̪t̪ɔˈpʰɪlʲiʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mal.toˈfi.li.us/, [mäl̪t̪oˈfiːlius]
Adjective
editmaltophilius (feminine maltophilia, neuter maltophilium); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) Used as a specific epithet; intended to mean malt-loving.
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
editFirst/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | maltophilius | maltophilia | maltophilium | maltophiliī | maltophiliae | maltophilia | |
| Genitive | maltophiliī | maltophiliae | maltophiliī | maltophiliōrum | maltophiliārum | maltophiliōrum | |
| Dative | maltophiliō | maltophiliō | maltophiliīs | ||||
| Accusative | maltophilium | maltophiliam | maltophilium | maltophiliōs | maltophiliās | maltophilia | |
| Ablative | maltophiliō | maltophiliā | maltophiliō | maltophiliīs | |||
| Vocative | maltophilie | maltophilia | maltophilium | maltophiliī | maltophiliae | maltophilia | |