griseochromogenes

Latin

Etymology

From grīseus (“gray”) +‎ -o- +‎ chrōma (“color”) +‎ -genēs, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡri.se.o.kʰroˈmo.ɡe.nes/, [ɡrɪs̠eɔkʰrɔˈmɔɡɛnɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡri.se.o.kroˈmo.d͡ʒe.nes/, [ɡris̬eokroˈmɔːd͡ʒenes]

Adjective

grīseochrōmogenēs (neuter grīseochrōmogenes or grīseochrōmogenēs); third-declension one-termination adjective (Greek-type)

1. (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).

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	grīseochrōmogenēs	grīseochrōmogenes1 grīseochrōmogenēs		grīseochrōmogenēs	grīseochrōmogenia
Genitive	grīseochrōmogenis			grīseochrōmogenium
Dative	grīseochrōmogenī			grīseochrōmogenibus
Accusative	grīseochrōmogenem	grīseochrōmogenes1 grīseochrōmogenēs		grīseochrōmogenēs	grīseochrōmogenia
Ablative	grīseochrōmogenī			grīseochrōmogenibus
Vocative	grīseochrōmogenes1 grīseochrōmogenēs			grīseochrōmogenēs	grīseochrōmogenia

¹It is unknown if Classical Latin preserved (or would have preserved) the shortness of the original Greek short ending.

Synonyms

• grīseichrōmogenēs