monocytus

Latin

Etymology

A compound of the Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) + κῠ́τος n (kútos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /moˈno.ky.tus/, [mɔˈnɔ.kʏ.tʊs]

Noun

monocytus m (genitive monocytī); second declension

(Contemporary Latin, rare) monocyte
- 1954, Werner Spalteholz and Rudolf Spanner, Hand-atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy, Scheltema & Holkema (fifteenth edition), page 678/2:
  677. Lymphocyti et monocyti
  677. Lymphocytes and monocytes

Derived terms

Translingual: monocytogenes

Descendants

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	monocytus	monocytī
Genitive	monocytī	monocytōrum
Dative	monocytō	monocytīs
Accusative	monocytum	monocytōs
Ablative	monocytō	monocytīs
Vocative	monocyte	monocytī

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