cavernicolus
Latin
Etymology
From caverna (“cave, crevice”) + colō (“to inhabit”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ka.wɛrˈnɪ.kɔ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka.verˈniː.ko.lus]
Adjective
cavernicolus (feminine cavernicola, neuter cavernicolum); 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 | cavernicolus | cavernicola | cavernicolum | cavernicolī | cavernicolae | cavernicola | |
| genitive | cavernicolī | cavernicolae | cavernicolī | cavernicolōrum | cavernicolārum | cavernicolōrum | |
| dative | cavernicolō | cavernicolae | cavernicolō | cavernicolīs | |||
| accusative | cavernicolum | cavernicolam | cavernicolum | cavernicolōs | cavernicolās | cavernicola | |
| ablative | cavernicolō | cavernicolā | cavernicolō | cavernicolīs | |||
| vocative | cavernicole | cavernicola | cavernicolum | cavernicolī | cavernicolae | cavernicola | |