multigenus

English

Etymology

From multi- +‎ genus.

Adjective

multigenus (not comparable)

1. (biology) consisting of, or related to multiple genera
   • 2015, Jessica L. Mark Welcha, Blair J. Rossetti, Christopher W. Rieken, Floyd E. Dewhirsta, Gary G. Borisy, Biogeography of a human oral microbiome at the micron scale‎^[1]:

     "Using sequencing data combined with spectral fluorescence imaging, we have discovered a multigenus, highly organized microbial consortium in human dental plaque."

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mulˈti.ɡe.nus/, [mʊɫ̪ˈt̪ɪɡɛnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mulˈti.d͡ʒe.nus/, [mul̪ˈt̪iːd͡ʒenus]

Adjective

multigenus (feminine multigena, neuter multigenum); first/second-declension adjective

1. various (of many kinds)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	multigenus	multigena	multigenum		multigenī	multigenae	multigena
Genitive	multigenī	multigenae	multigenī		multigenōrum	multigenārum	multigenōrum
Dative	multigenō		multigenō		multigenīs
Accusative	multigenum	multigenam	multigenum		multigenōs	multigenās	multigena
Ablative	multigenō	multigenā	multigenō		multigenīs
Vocative	multigene	multigena	multigenum		multigenī	multigenae	multigena

References

• “multigenus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• multigenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.