The species can be either and adjective or genetive (possesive) noun. If adjective
would me 'a' ending if genitive then 'ae'; depends on gender, declension, etc.
maybe 5 years of Latin had some merit
Martin E. Tremor, Jr. wrote:
> Dawn is probably right, but who is Celina Maruma? Also if Celina is a feminine
> name, why is the ending not "ae", or is Celina a masculine name.
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> Martin