punctifrons
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from punctus (“marked with points”) + frōns (“forehead, front”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpuːnk.ti.frons/, [ˈpuːŋkt̪ɪfrõːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpunk.ti.frons/, [ˈpuŋkt̪ifrons]
Adjective
pūnctifrōns (genitive pūnctifrontis); third-declension one-termination adjective
- (New Latin) marked with points on the front or 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 | pūnctifrōns | pūnctifrontēs | pūnctifrontia | ||
| Genitive | pūnctifrontis | pūnctifrontium | |||
| Dative | pūnctifrontī | pūnctifrontibus | |||
| Accusative | pūnctifrontem | pūnctifrōns | pūnctifrontēs | pūnctifrontia | |
| Ablative | pūnctifrontī | pūnctifrontibus | |||
| Vocative | pūnctifrōns | pūnctifrontēs | pūnctifrontia | ||