carnivorus

Latin

Etymology

carō (“meat, flesh”, stem: carn-) +‎ -vorus (“-eating, -devouring”, suffix forming adjectives)

Pronunciation

Adjective

carnivorus (feminine carnivora, neuter carnivorum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (of animals) feeding on flesh, carnivorous, meat-eating
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative carnivorus carnivora carnivorum carnivorī carnivorae carnivora
genitive carnivorī carnivorae carnivorī carnivorōrum carnivorārum carnivorōrum
dative carnivorō carnivorae carnivorō carnivorīs
accusative carnivorum carnivoram carnivorum carnivorōs carnivorās carnivora
ablative carnivorō carnivorā carnivorō carnivorīs
vocative carnivore carnivora carnivorum carnivorī carnivorae carnivora

Descendants

References

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