microphyllus
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from Ancient Greek μικρόφυλλος (mikróphullos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /miː.kroˈpʰyl.lus/, [miːkrɔˈpʰʏlːʲʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mi.kroˈfil.lus/, [mikroˈfilːus]
Adjective
mīcrophyllus (feminine mīcrophylla, neuter mīcrophyllum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) having very small leaves; microphyllous
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 | mīcrophyllus | mīcrophylla | mīcrophyllum | mīcrophyllī | mīcrophyllae | mīcrophylla | |
| Genitive | mīcrophyllī | mīcrophyllae | mīcrophyllī | mīcrophyllōrum | mīcrophyllārum | mīcrophyllōrum | |
| Dative | mīcrophyllō | mīcrophyllō | mīcrophyllīs | ||||
| Accusative | mīcrophyllum | mīcrophyllam | mīcrophyllum | mīcrophyllōs | mīcrophyllās | mīcrophylla | |
| Ablative | mīcrophyllō | mīcrophyllā | mīcrophyllō | mīcrophyllīs | |||
| Vocative | mīcrophylle | mīcrophylla | mīcrophyllum | mīcrophyllī | mīcrophyllae | mīcrophylla | |