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

1. (New Latin) cave- or crevice-dwelling

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