microcephalus

English

Noun

microcephalus

  1. (uncountable) An abnormally small head.
  2. A person suffering from microcephaly.

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from Ancient Greek μῑκροκέφᾰλος (mīkroképhalos).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mīcrocephalus (feminine mīcrocephala, neuter mīcrocephalum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) small-headed, microcephalic (having an abnormally small head)

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.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative mīcrocephalus mīcrocephala mīcrocephalum mīcrocephalī mīcrocephalae mīcrocephala
Genitive mīcrocephalī mīcrocephalae mīcrocephalī mīcrocephalōrum mīcrocephalārum mīcrocephalōrum
Dative mīcrocephalō mīcrocephalō mīcrocephalīs
Accusative mīcrocephalum mīcrocephalam mīcrocephalum mīcrocephalōs mīcrocephalās mīcrocephala
Ablative mīcrocephalō mīcrocephalā mīcrocephalō mīcrocephalīs
Vocative mīcrocephale mīcrocephala mīcrocephalum mīcrocephalī mīcrocephalae mīcrocephala
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