eremicus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐρημία (erēmía, “desert, solitude”) + -icus.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /eˈreː.mi.kus/, [ɛˈreː.mɪ.kʊs]

Adjective

erēmicus (feminine erēmica, neuter erēmicum); first/second declension

  1. (New Latin, biology) pertaining to the desert, a wasteland

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative erēmicus erēmica erēmicum erēmicī erēmicae erēmica
genitive erēmicī erēmicae erēmicī erēmicōrum erēmicārum erēmicōrum
dative erēmicō erēmicō erēmicīs
accusative erēmicum erēmicam erēmicum erēmicōs erēmicās erēmica
ablative erēmicō erēmicā erēmicō erēmicīs
vocative erēmice erēmica erēmicum erēmicī erēmicae erēmica

Descendants

  • Translingual:
    • Eretmocerus eremicus
    • Peromyscus eremicus
    • Eriastrum eremicum

References

William T Stearn (2004), “Vocabulary”, in Botanical Latin, Fourth edition, Portland, OR: Timber Press, →ISBN, page 399

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