LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

pentastomus

pentastomus (feminine pentastoma, neuter pentastomum)
Ecclesiastical[penˈtas.to.mus]

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveWith five mouths.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepentastomuspentastomapentastomum
genitivepentastomīpentastomaepentastomī
dativepentastomōpentastomaepentastomō
accusativepentastomumpentastomampentastomum
ablativepentastomōpentastomāpentastomō
vocativepentastomepentastomapentastomum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepentastomīpentastomaepentastoma
genitivepentastomōrumpentastomārumpentastomōrum
dativepentastomīspentastomīspentastomīs
accusativepentastomōspentastomāspentastoma
ablativepentastomīspentastomīspentastomīs
vocativepentastomīpentastomaepentastoma

Origins

From Ancient Greek πεντάστομος (pentástomos, “with five mouths”) + -us (adjectival suffix), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • TranslingualPentastoma

Quick answers

What does pentastomus mean in Latin?
pentastomus, a adjective, means “With five mouths.”.