alternifolius

Latin

Etymology

alternus (“alternate”) +‎ -i- +‎ folium (“leaf”) +‎ -us

Adjective

alternifolius (feminine alternifolia, neuter alternifolium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) A specific epithet for plants that have alternifoliate leaves

Usage notes

  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative alternifolius alternifolia alternifolium alternifoliī alternifoliae alternifolia
genitive alternifoliī alternifoliae alternifoliī alternifoliōrum alternifoliārum alternifoliōrum
dative alternifoliō alternifoliae alternifoliō alternifoliīs
accusative alternifolium alternifoliam alternifolium alternifoliōs alternifoliās alternifolia
ablative alternifoliō alternifoliā alternifoliō alternifoliīs
vocative alternifolie alternifolia alternifolium alternifoliī alternifoliae alternifolia

Derived terms

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