monocytus
Latin
Etymology
A compound of the Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) + κῠ́τος n (kŭ́tos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɔˈnɔ.ky.tʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [moˈnɔː.t͡ʃi.t̪us]
Noun
monocytus m (genitive monocytī); second declension
- (Contemporary Latin, rare) monocyte
- 1954, Werner Spalteholz, Rudolf Spanner, Hand-atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy, Scheltema & Holkema, (fifteenth edition), page 678/2:
- 677. Lymphocyti et monocyti
- 677. Lymphocytes and monocytes
Derived terms
- Translingual: monocytogenes
Descendants
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | monocytus | monocytī |
| genitive | monocytī | monocytōrum |
| dative | monocytō | monocytīs |
| accusative | monocytum | monocytōs |
| ablative | monocytō | monocytīs |
| vocative | monocyte | monocytī |