polycephalus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek πολυκέφαλος (poluképhalos) from πολύς (polús, “many, much”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Adjective[edit]
polycephalus (feminine polycephala, neuter polycephalum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin) A specific epithet for several organisms that appear to have many heads
Usage notes[edit]
- Used exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus normally in the nominative singular; other inflections may be theoretical or rarely found.
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | polycephalus | polycephala | polycephalum | polycephalī | polycephalae | polycephala | |
Genitive | polycephalī | polycephalae | polycephalī | polycephalōrum | polycephalārum | polycephalōrum | |
Dative | polycephalō | polycephalō | polycephalīs | ||||
Accusative | polycephalum | polycephalam | polycephalum | polycephalōs | polycephalās | polycephala | |
Ablative | polycephalō | polycephalā | polycephalō | polycephalīs | |||
Vocative | polycephale | polycephala | polycephalum | polycephalī | polycephalae | polycephala |