ranivorus

Latin

Etymology

First attested (as rānivorīs) in 1620; formed from the elements rāna (“frog”) +‎ -vorus (“-eating”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /raːˈni.u̯o.rus/, [räːˈniu̯ɔrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /raˈni.vo.rus/, [räˈniːvorus]

Adjective

rānivorus (feminine rānivora, neuter rānivorum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) ranivorous (frog-eating)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	rānivorus	rānivora	rānivorum		rānivorī	rānivorae	rānivora
Genitive	rānivorī	rānivorae	rānivorī		rānivorōrum	rānivorārum	rānivorōrum
Dative	rānivorō		rānivorō		rānivorīs
Accusative	rānivorum	rānivoram	rānivorum		rānivorōs	rānivorās	rānivora
Ablative	rānivorō	rānivorā	rānivorō		rānivorīs
Vocative	rānivore	rānivora	rānivorum		rānivorī	rānivorae	rānivora

Descendants

• Translingual: Ardea ranivora, Falco ranivorus
• English: ranivorous
• French: ranivore