piscivorus
Latin
Etymology
From piscis (“fish”) + votō (“to devour”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pisˈki.u̯o.rus/, [pɪs̠ˈkiu̯ɔrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piʃˈʃi.vo.rus/, [piʃˈʃiːvorus]
Adjective
piscivorus (feminine piscivora, neuter piscivorum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) fish-eating
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 | piscivorus | piscivora | piscivorum | piscivorī | piscivorae | piscivora | |
| Genitive | piscivorī | piscivorae | piscivorī | piscivorōrum | piscivorārum | piscivorōrum | |
| Dative | piscivorō | piscivorō | piscivorīs | ||||
| Accusative | piscivorum | piscivoram | piscivorum | piscivorōs | piscivorās | piscivora | |
| Ablative | piscivorō | piscivorā | piscivorō | piscivorīs | |||
| Vocative | piscivore | piscivora | piscivorum | piscivorī | piscivorae | piscivora | |