polydactylus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) + dactylus.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: po‧ly‧dac‧ty‧lus

Adjective

polydactylus (feminine polydactyla, neuter polydactylum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) many-fingered

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative polydactylus polydactyla polydactylum polydactylī polydactylae polydactyla
Genitive polydactylī polydactylae polydactylī polydactylōrum polydactylārum polydactylōrum
Dative polydactylō polydactylō polydactylīs
Accusative polydactylum polydactylam polydactylum polydactylōs polydactylās polydactyla
Ablative polydactylō polydactylā polydactylō polydactylīs
Vocative polydactyle polydactyla polydactylum polydactylī polydactylae polydactyla
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