oxysporus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /okˈsys.po.rus/, [ɔkˈs̠ʏs̠pɔrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /okˈsis.po.rus/, [okˈsisporus]

Adjective

oxysporus (feminine oxyspora, neuter oxysporum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) having sharp spores

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.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	oxysporus	oxyspora	oxysporum		oxysporī	oxysporae	oxyspora
Genitive	oxysporī	oxysporae	oxysporī		oxysporōrum	oxysporārum	oxysporōrum
Dative	oxysporō		oxysporō		oxysporīs
Accusative	oxysporum	oxysporam	oxysporum		oxysporōs	oxysporās	oxyspora
Ablative	oxysporō	oxysporā	oxysporō		oxysporīs
Vocative	oxyspore	oxyspora	oxysporum		oxysporī	oxysporae	oxyspora