multigenus
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
multigenus (not comparable)
- (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 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mulˈti.ɡe.nus/, [mʊɫ̪ˈt̪ɪɡɛnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mulˈti.d͡ʒe.nus/, [mul̪ˈt̪iːd͡ʒenus]
Adjective edit
multigenus (feminine multigena, neuter multigenum); first/second-declension adjective
- various (of many kinds)
Declension edit
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 edit
- “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.