cavernicolus

Latin

Etymology

From caverna (“cave, crevice”) + colō (“to inhabit”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

cavernicolus (feminine cavernicola, neuter cavernicolum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) cave- or crevice-dwelling

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.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative cavernicolus cavernicola cavernicolum cavernicolī cavernicolae cavernicola
genitive cavernicolī cavernicolae cavernicolī cavernicolōrum cavernicolārum cavernicolōrum
dative cavernicolō cavernicolae cavernicolō cavernicolīs
accusative cavernicolum cavernicolam cavernicolum cavernicolōs cavernicolās cavernicola
ablative cavernicolō cavernicolā cavernicolō cavernicolīs
vocative cavernicole cavernicola cavernicolum cavernicolī cavernicolae cavernicola
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