pentastomus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντάστομος (pentástomos, “with five mouths”) +‎ -us (adjectival suffix), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) +‎ στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /penˈtas.to.mus/, [pen̪ˈt̪äst̪omus]

Adjective

pentastomus (feminine pentastoma, neuter pentastomum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) With five mouths.

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	pentastomus	pentastoma	pentastomum		pentastomī	pentastomae	pentastoma
Genitive	pentastomī	pentastomae	pentastomī		pentastomōrum	pentastomārum	pentastomōrum
Dative	pentastomō		pentastomō		pentastomīs
Accusative	pentastomum	pentastomam	pentastomum		pentastomōs	pentastomās	pentastoma
Ablative	pentastomō	pentastomā	pentastomō		pentastomīs
Vocative	pentastome	pentastoma	pentastomum		pentastomī	pentastomae	pentastoma

Descendants

• → Translingual: Pentastoma