LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

polydactylus

polydactylus (feminine polydactyla, neuter polydactylum)

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivemany-fingered

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolydactyluspolydactylapolydactylum
genitivepolydactylīpolydactylaepolydactylī
dativepolydactylōpolydactylaepolydactylō
accusativepolydactylumpolydactylampolydactylum
ablativepolydactylōpolydactylāpolydactylō
vocativepolydactylepolydactylapolydactylum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepolydactylīpolydactylaepolydactyla
genitivepolydactylōrumpolydactylārumpolydactylōrum
dativepolydactylīspolydactylīspolydactylīs
accusativepolydactylōspolydactylāspolydactyla
ablativepolydactylīspolydactylīspolydactylīs
vocativepolydactylīpolydactylaepolydactyla

Origins

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús) + dactylus.

Quick answers

What does polydactylus mean in Latin?
polydactylus, a adjective, means “many-fingered”.