nigrifrons
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from niger (“black”) + frōns (“forehead, front”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈni.ɡri.frons/, [ˈnɪɡrɪfrõːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈni.ɡri.frons/, [ˈniːɡrifrons]
Adjective
nigrifrōns (genitive nigrifrontis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having a black front, having a black mark on the forehead
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | nigrifrōns | nigrifrontēs | nigrifrontia | ||
Genitive | nigrifrontis | nigrifrontium | |||
Dative | nigrifrontī | nigrifrontibus | |||
Accusative | nigrifrontem | nigrifrōns | nigrifrontēs | nigrifrontia | |
Ablative | nigrifrontī | nigrifrontibus | |||
Vocative | nigrifrōns | nigrifrontēs | nigrifrontia |
References
- nigrifrons in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016