viscivorus
Latin
Etymology
From viscum (“mistletoe”) + vorō (“to devour”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɪsˈkɪ.wɔ.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [viʃˈʃiː.vo.rus]
Adjective
viscivorus (feminine viscivora, neuter viscivorum); first/second-declension adjective
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.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | viscivorus | viscivora | viscivorum | viscivorī | viscivorae | viscivora | |
| genitive | viscivorī | viscivorae | viscivorī | viscivorōrum | viscivorārum | viscivorōrum | |
| dative | viscivorō | viscivorae | viscivorō | viscivorīs | |||
| accusative | viscivorum | viscivoram | viscivorum | viscivorōs | viscivorās | viscivora | |
| ablative | viscivorō | viscivorā | viscivorō | viscivorīs | |||
| vocative | viscivore | viscivora | viscivorum | viscivorī | viscivorae | viscivora | |