polydactylus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) + dactylus.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: po‧ly‧dac‧ty‧lus

Adjective

polydactylus (feminine polydactyla, neuter polydactylum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) many-fingered

Usage notes

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative polydactylus polydactyla polydactylum polydactylī polydactylae polydactyla
genitive polydactylī polydactylae polydactylī polydactylōrum polydactylārum polydactylōrum
dative polydactylō polydactylae polydactylō polydactylīs
accusative polydactylum polydactylam polydactylum polydactylōs polydactylās polydactyla
ablative polydactylō polydactylā polydactylō polydactylīs
vocative polydactyle polydactyla polydactylum polydactylī polydactylae polydactyla