LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

polyadenus

polyadenus (feminine polyadena, neuter polyadenum)
Classical[pɔ.lyˈa.dɛ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[po.liˈaː.de.nus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivepolyadenous (having many glands)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolyadenuspolyadenapolyadenum
genitivepolyadenīpolyadenaepolyadenī
dativepolyadenōpolyadenaepolyadenō
accusativepolyadenumpolyadenampolyadenum
ablativepolyadenōpolyadenāpolyadenō
vocativepolyadenepolyadenapolyadenum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolyadenīpolyadenaepolyadena
genitivepolyadenōrumpolyadenārumpolyadenōrum
dativepolyadenīspolyadenīspolyadenīs
accusativepolyadenōspolyadenāspolyadena
ablativepolyadenīspolyadenīspolyadenīs
vocativepolyadenīpolyadenaepolyadena

Origins

From Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s, “many”) + ᾰ̓δήν (ădḗn, “gland”) (stem: ᾰ̓δεν-, ăden-) + Latin -us (adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishpolyadenous
  • Frenchpolyadène

Quick answers

What does polyadenus mean in Latin?
polyadenus, a adjective, means “polyadenous (having many glands)”.
How do you pronounce polyadenus?
In classical Latin, [pɔ.lyˈa.dɛ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [po.liˈaː.de.nus].