melanothorax
Latin edit
Etymology edit
New Latin; from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”) + -o- + thōrāx (“thorax”).
Adjective edit
melanothōrāx (genitive melanothōrācis); 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 | melanothōrāx | melanothōrācēs | melanothōrācia | ||
| Genitive | melanothōrācis | melanothōrācium | |||
| Dative | melanothōrācī | melanothōrācibus | |||
| Accusative | melanothōrācem | melanothōrāx | melanothōrācēs | melanothōrācia | |
| Ablative | melanothōrācī | melanothōrācibus | |||
| Vocative | melanothōrāx | melanothōrācēs | melanothōrācia | ||