hydrochaeris

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + χοίρος (khoíros, “pig”).

Adjective

hydrochaeris (neuter hydrochaere); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (relational, New Latin) water pig

Usage notes

  • Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative hydrochaeris hydrochaere hydrochaerēs hydrochaeria
genitive hydrochaeris hydrochaerium
dative hydrochaerī hydrochaeribus
accusative hydrochaerem hydrochaere hydrochaerēs
hydrochaerīs 		hydrochaeria
ablative hydrochaerī hydrochaeribus
vocative hydrochaeris hydrochaere hydrochaerēs hydrochaeria
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