griseochromogenes
Latin
Etymology
From grīseus (“gray”) + -o- + chrōma (“color”) + Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs), from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡrɪ.se.ɔ.kʰrɔˈmɔ.ɡɛ.nɛs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡri.s̬e.o.kroˈmɔː.d͡ʒe.nes]
Adjective
grīseochrōmogenēs (neuter grīseochrōmogenes); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)
- (New Latin) Producing gray color.
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 one-termination adjective (Greek-type).
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | grīseochrōmogenēs | grīseochrōmogenes | grīseochrōmogenēs | grīseochrōmogena grīseochrōmogenia1 | |
| genitive | grīseochrōmogenis | grīseochrōmogenum grīseochrōmogenium1 | |||
| dative | grīseochrōmogenī | grīseochrōmogenibus | |||
| accusative | grīseochrōmogenem | grīseochrōmogenes | grīseochrōmogenīs grīseochrōmogenēs |
grīseochrōmogena grīseochrōmogenia1 | |
| ablative | grīseochrōmogene grīseochrōmogenī1 |
grīseochrōmogenibus | |||
| vocative | grīseochrōmogenēs | grīseochrōmogenes | grīseochrōmogenēs | grīseochrōmogena grīseochrōmogenia1 | |
1It is unknown whether adjectives of this type would use i-stem or consonant-stem endings in Classical Latin: the relevant forms are not attested. Depending on the word, either ending or both may be attested in New Latin.
Synonyms
- grīseichrōmogenēs