vitripennis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from vitreus (“glassy”) + penna (“feather, wing”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯i.triˈpen.nis/, [u̯ɪt̪rɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vi.triˈpen.nis/, [vit̪riˈpɛnːis]
Adjective
vitripennis (neuter vitripenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) glassy-winged, glassy-feathered
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 | vitripennis | vitripenne | vitripennēs | vitripennia | |
| Genitive | vitripennis | vitripennium | |||
| Dative | vitripennī | vitripennibus | |||
| Accusative | vitripennem | vitripenne | vitripennēs vitripennīs | vitripennia | |
| Ablative | vitripennī | vitripennibus | |||
| Vocative | vitripennis | vitripenne | vitripennēs | vitripennia | |