monocytus

Latin

Etymology

A compound of the Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) + κῠ́τος n (kútos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /moˈno.ky.tus/, [mɔˈnɔkʏt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /moˈno.t͡ʃi.tus/, [moˈnɔːt͡ʃit̪us]

Noun

monocytus m (genitive monocytī); second declension

1. (Contemporary Latin, rare) monocyte
   • 1954, Werner Spalteholz, Rudolf Spanner, Hand-atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy, Scheltema & Holkema, (fifteenth edition), page 678/2:

     677. Lymphocyti et monocyti

     677. Lymphocytes and monocytes

Derived terms

• Translingual: monocytogenes

Descendants

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	monocytus	monocytī
genitive	monocytī	monocytōrum
dative	monocytō	monocytīs
accusative	monocytum	monocytōs
ablative	monocytō	monocytīs
vocative	monocyte	monocytī