impennis
Latin
Etymology
From in- + penna (“feather, fin, wing”) + -is.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /imˈpen.nis/, [ɪmˈpɛnːɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /imˈpen.nis/, [imˈpɛnːis]
Adjective
impennis (neuter impenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) without feathers (of flight)
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | impennis | impenne | impennēs | impennia | |
| Genitive | impennis | impennium | |||
| Dative | impennī | impennibus | |||
| Accusative | impennem | impenne | impennēs impennīs | impennia | |
| Ablative | impennī | impennibus | |||
| Vocative | impennis | impenne | impennēs | impennia | |
Derived terms
- Pinguinus impennis