opalescens

Latin

Adjective

opalēscēns (genitive opalēscentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) opalescent

Usage notes

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

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	opalēscēns			opalēscentēs	opalēscentia
Genitive	opalēscentis			opalēscentium
Dative	opalēscentī			opalēscentibus
Accusative	opalēscentem	opalēscēns		opalēscentēs	opalēscentia
Ablative	opalēscentī			opalēscentibus
Vocative	opalēscēns			opalēscentēs	opalēscentia

Derived terms

• Doryteuthis opalescens
• Loligo opalescens
• Pityrogramma opalescens
• Platyberyx opalescens