LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

īnsectivorus

īnsectivorus (feminine īnsectivora, neuter īnsectivorum)
Classical[ĩː.sɛkˈtɪ.wɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[in.sekˈtiː.vo.rus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectiveinsectivorous, insect-eating

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnsectivorusīnsectivoraīnsectivorum
genitiveīnsectivorīīnsectivoraeīnsectivorī
dativeīnsectivorōīnsectivoraeīnsectivorō
accusativeīnsectivorumīnsectivoramīnsectivorum
ablativeīnsectivorōīnsectivorāīnsectivorō
vocativeīnsectivoreīnsectivoraīnsectivorum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeīnsectivorīīnsectivoraeīnsectivora
genitiveīnsectivorōrumīnsectivorārumīnsectivorōrum
dativeīnsectivorīsīnsectivorīsīnsectivorīs
accusativeīnsectivorōsīnsectivorāsīnsectivora
ablativeīnsectivorīsīnsectivorīsīnsectivorīs
vocativeīnsectivorīīnsectivoraeīnsectivora

Origins

Latin īnsectus Latin īnsectum Latin -vorus Latin īnsectivorus From īnsectum + -vorus (“-devouring”).

Descendants
  • Englishinsectivorous
  • Frenchinsectivore
  • Englishinsectivorefrom French insectivore
  • Italianinsettivoro
  • Portugueseinsectívoro
  • Spanishinsectívoro

Quick answers

What does īnsectivorus mean in Latin?
īnsectivorus, a adjective, means “insectivorous, insect-eating”.
How do you pronounce īnsectivorus?
In classical Latin, [ĩː.sɛkˈtɪ.wɔ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.sekˈtiː.vo.rus].