caniceps

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from cānus (“gray”) +‎ -ceps (“headed”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.ni.keps/, [ˈkäːnɪkɛps̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈka.ni.t͡ʃeps/, [ˈkäːnit͡ʃeps]

Adjective

cāniceps (genitive cānicipitis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) gray-headed

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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative cāniceps cānicipitēs cānicipitia
Genitive cānicipitis cānicipitium
Dative cānicipitī cānicipitibus
Accusative cānicipitem cāniceps cānicipitēs cānicipitia
Ablative cānicipitī cānicipitibus
Vocative cāniceps cānicipitēs cānicipitia
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