rufipennis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from rūfus (“red”) + penna (“feather, wing”) + -is.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ruː.fiˈpen.nis/, [ruːfɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ru.fiˈpen.nis/, [rufiˈpɛnːis]
Adjective
rūfipennis (neuter rūfipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having a red wing or fin, or red feathers
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 | rūfipennis | rūfipenne | rūfipennēs | rūfipennia | |
| Genitive | rūfipennis | rūfipennium | |||
| Dative | rūfipennī | rūfipennibus | |||
| Accusative | rūfipennem | rūfipenne | rūfipennēs rūfipennīs | rūfipennia | |
| Ablative | rūfipennī | rūfipennibus | |||
| Vocative | rūfipennis | rūfipenne | rūfipennēs | rūfipennia | |