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microcephalus
microcephalus
English
Noun
microcephalus (uncountable)
- An abnormally small head
- A person suffering from microcephaly
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from Ancient Greek.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mi.kroˈke.pʰa.lus/, [mɪ.krɔˈkɛ.pʰa.ɫʊs]
Adjective
microcephalus m (feminine microcephala, neuter microcephalum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| nominative | microcephalus | microcephala | microcephalum | microcephalī | microcephalae | microcephala | |
| genitive | microcephalī | microcephalae | microcephalī | microcephalōrum | microcephalārum | microcephalōrum | |
| dative | microcephalō | microcephalō | microcephalīs | ||||
| accusative | microcephalum | microcephalam | microcephalum | microcephalōs | microcephalās | microcephala | |
| ablative | microcephalō | microcephalā | microcephalō | microcephalīs | |||
| vocative | microcephale | microcephala | microcephalum | microcephalī | microcephalae | microcephala | |
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.