oxysporus
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + σπόρος (spóros, “seed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /okˈsys.po.rus/, [ɔkˈs̠ʏs̠pɔrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /okˈsis.po.rus/, [okˈsisporus]
Adjective
oxysporus (feminine oxyspora, neuter oxysporum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) having sharp spores
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 | oxysporus | oxyspora | oxysporum | oxysporī | oxysporae | oxyspora | |
| Genitive | oxysporī | oxysporae | oxysporī | oxysporōrum | oxysporārum | oxysporōrum | |
| Dative | oxysporō | oxysporō | oxysporīs | ||||
| Accusative | oxysporum | oxysporam | oxysporum | oxysporōs | oxysporās | oxyspora | |
| Ablative | oxysporō | oxysporā | oxysporō | oxysporīs | |||
| Vocative | oxyspore | oxyspora | oxysporum | oxysporī | oxysporae | oxyspora | |