actinacanthus
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from Ancient Greek [Term?].
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ak.ti.naˈkan.tʰus/, [äkt̪ɪnäˈkän̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ak.ti.naˈkan.tus/, [äkt̪inäˈkän̪t̪us]
Adjective
actinacanthus (feminine actinacantha, neuter actinacanthum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) having radiating spines or thorns
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.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | actinacanthus | actinacantha | actinacanthum | actinacanthī | actinacanthae | actinacantha | |
| Genitive | actinacanthī | actinacanthae | actinacanthī | actinacanthōrum | actinacanthārum | actinacanthōrum | |
| Dative | actinacanthō | actinacanthō | actinacanthīs | ||||
| Accusative | actinacanthum | actinacantham | actinacanthum | actinacanthōs | actinacanthās | actinacantha | |
| Ablative | actinacanthō | actinacanthā | actinacanthō | actinacanthīs | |||
| Vocative | actinacanthe | actinacantha | actinacanthum | actinacanthī | actinacanthae | actinacantha | |