LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

chrōococcus

chrōococcus (feminine chrōococca, neuter chrōococcum)
Classical[kʰroː.ɔˈkɔk.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[kro.oˈkɔk.kus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjective(havng a) coloured coccus

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativechrōococcuschrōococcachrōococcum
genitivechrōococcīchrōococcaechrōococcī
dativechrōococcōchrōococcaechrōococcō
accusativechrōococcumchrōococcamchrōococcum
ablativechrōococcōchrōococcāchrōococcō
vocativechrōococcechrōococcachrōococcum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativechrōococcīchrōococcaechrōococca
genitivechrōococcōrumchrōococcārumchrōococcōrum
dativechrōococcīschrōococcīschrōococcīs
accusativechrōococcōschrōococcāschrōococca
ablativechrōococcīschrōococcīschrōococcīs
vocativechrōococcīchrōococcaechrōococca

Origins

From Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “colour”) + κόκκος (kókkos, “coccus”).

Quick answers

What does chrōococcus mean in Latin?
chrōococcus, a adjective, means “(havng a) coloured coccus”.
How do you pronounce chrōococcus?
In classical Latin, [kʰroː.ɔˈkɔk.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kro.oˈkɔk.kus].