arenicolus
Latin
Etymology
From arena (“sand”) + colō (“to inhabit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.reˈni.ko.lus/, [ärɛˈnɪkɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.reˈni.ko.lus/, [äreˈniːkolus]
Adjective
arenicolus (feminine arenicola, neuter arenicolum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) sand-dwelling
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 | arenicolus | arenicola | arenicolum | arenicolī | arenicolae | arenicola | |
| Genitive | arenicolī | arenicolae | arenicolī | arenicolōrum | arenicolārum | arenicolōrum | |
| Dative | arenicolō | arenicolō | arenicolīs | ||||
| Accusative | arenicolum | arenicolam | arenicolum | arenicolōs | arenicolās | arenicola | |
| Ablative | arenicolō | arenicolā | arenicolō | arenicolīs | |||
| Vocative | arenicole | arenicola | arenicolum | arenicolī | arenicolae | arenicola | |