crucigaster
Latin
Etymology
From crux (“cross”) + gaster (“belly”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kru.kiˈɡas.ter/, [krʊkɪˈɡäs̠t̪ɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kru.t͡ʃiˈɡas.ter/, [krut͡ʃiˈɡäst̪er]
Adjective
crucigaster (feminine crucigastra, neuter crucigastrum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)
- (New Latin) Having a cross on the abdomen
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | crucigaster | crucigastra | crucigastrum | crucigastrī | crucigastrae | crucigastra | |
Genitive | crucigastrī | crucigastrae | crucigastrī | crucigastrōrum | crucigastrārum | crucigastrōrum | |
Dative | crucigastrō | crucigastrō | crucigastrīs | ||||
Accusative | crucigastrum | crucigastram | crucigastrum | crucigastrōs | crucigastrās | crucigastra | |
Ablative | crucigastrō | crucigastrā | crucigastrō | crucigastrīs | |||
Vocative | crucigaster | crucigastra | crucigastrum | crucigastrī | crucigastrae | crucigastra |