ceratocarpus

See also: Ceratocarpus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ceratocarpus.

Adjective

ceratocarpus m (feminine ceratocarpa, neuter ceratocarpum)

  1. (botany) having horned fruits

Derived terms

  • Begonia ceratocarpa
  • Corynabutilon ceratocarpum
  • Euphorbia ceratocarpa
  • Grevillea ceratocarpa
  • Sacoglottis ceratocarpa
  • Veronica ceratocarpa
  • Ceratocarpus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek κέρας, κέρατ- (kéras, kérat-, “horn”) +‎ -o- +‎ Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ceratocarpus (feminine ceratocarpa, neuter ceratocarpum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (botany, New Latin) having horned fruits

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 ceratocarpus ceratocarpa ceratocarpum ceratocarpī ceratocarpae ceratocarpa
genitive ceratocarpī ceratocarpae ceratocarpī ceratocarpōrum ceratocarpārum ceratocarpōrum
dative ceratocarpō ceratocarpae ceratocarpō ceratocarpīs
accusative ceratocarpum ceratocarpam ceratocarpum ceratocarpōs ceratocarpās ceratocarpa
ablative ceratocarpō ceratocarpā ceratocarpō ceratocarpīs
vocative ceratocarpe ceratocarpa ceratocarpum ceratocarpī ceratocarpae ceratocarpa

Descendants

  • → Translingual: ceratocarpus, Ceratocarpus
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