Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
From cānus (“gray”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.nɪ.kɛps]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkaː.ni.t͡ʃeps]
Adjective
cāniceps (genitive cānicipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | cāniceps | cānicipitēs | cānicipitia | ||
| genitive | cānicipitis | cānicipitium | |||
| dative | cānicipitī | cānicipitibus | |||
| accusative | cānicipitem | cāniceps | cānicipitīs cānicipitēs |
cānicipitia | |
| ablative | cānicipitī cānicipite |
cānicipitibus | |||
| vocative | cāniceps | cānicipitēs | cānicipitia | ||