aphidicolus
Latin
Etymology
From aphid + colō (“to inhabit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.pʰiˈdi.ko.lus/, [äpʰɪˈd̪ɪkɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.fiˈdi.ko.lus/, [äfiˈd̪iːkolus]
Adjective
aphidicolus (feminine aphidicola, neuter aphidicolum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) that lives within aphids (often as a symbiont)
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 | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | aphidicolus | aphidicola | aphidicolum | aphidicolī | aphidicolae | aphidicola | |
Genitive | aphidicolī | aphidicolae | aphidicolī | aphidicolōrum | aphidicolārum | aphidicolōrum | |
Dative | aphidicolō | aphidicolō | aphidicolīs | ||||
Accusative | aphidicolum | aphidicolam | aphidicolum | aphidicolōs | aphidicolās | aphidicola | |
Ablative | aphidicolō | aphidicolā | aphidicolō | aphidicolīs | |||
Vocative | aphidicole | aphidicola | aphidicolum | aphidicolī | aphidicolae | aphidicola |