hydrochaeris
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοίρος (khoíros, “pig”).
Adjective
hydrochaeris (neuter hydrochaere); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (relational, New Latin) water pig
Usage notes
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | hydrochaeris | hydrochaere | hydrochaerēs | hydrochaeria | |
| Genitive | hydrochaeris | hydrochaerium | |||
| Dative | hydrochaerī | hydrochaeribus | |||
| Accusative | hydrochaerem | hydrochaere | hydrochaerēs hydrochaerīs | hydrochaeria | |
| Ablative | hydrochaerī | hydrochaeribus | |||
| Vocative | hydrochaeris | hydrochaere | hydrochaerēs | hydrochaeria | |