myrtifolius

Latin

Citrus myrtifolia fruit among foliage

Etymology

New Latin; from Myrtus (“myrtle”) +‎ folium (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /myr.tiˈfo.li.us/, [mʏrt̪ɪˈfɔlʲiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mir.tiˈfo.li.us/, [mirt̪iˈfɔːlius]

Adjective

myrtifolius (feminine myrtifolia, neuter myrtifolium); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) myrtle-leafed

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	myrtifolius	myrtifolia	myrtifolium		myrtifoliī	myrtifoliae	myrtifolia
genitive	myrtifoliī	myrtifoliae	myrtifoliī		myrtifoliōrum	myrtifoliārum	myrtifoliōrum
dative	myrtifoliō	myrtifoliae	myrtifoliō		myrtifoliīs
accusative	myrtifolium	myrtifoliam	myrtifolium		myrtifoliōs	myrtifoliās	myrtifolia
ablative	myrtifoliō	myrtifoliā	myrtifoliō		myrtifoliīs
vocative	myrtifolie	myrtifolia	myrtifolium		myrtifoliī	myrtifoliae	myrtifolia

See also

• aquifolius
• laurifolius
• oleifolius
• salicifolius