microlepis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + λεπίς (lepís, “scale”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /miːˈkro.le.pis/, [miːˈkrɔɫ̪ɛpɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈkro.le.pis/, [miˈkrɔːlepis]
Adjective edit
mīcrolepis (genitive microlepidis); 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 | mīcrolepis | microlepidēs | microlepidia | ||
| Genitive | microlepidis | microlepidium | |||
| Dative | microlepidī | microlepidibus | |||
| Accusative | microlepidem | mīcrolepis | microlepidēs | microlepidia | |
| Ablative | microlepidī | microlepidibus | |||
| Vocative | mīcrolepis | microlepidēs | microlepidia | ||