brachydactylus

brachydactylus

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠδᾰ́κτῠλος (brakhudáktulos, “short-fingered”), a compound of βρᾰχῠ́ς (brakhús, “short”) +‎ δᾰ́κτῠλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bra.kʰyˈdak.ty.lus/, [bra.kʰʏˈdak.tʏ.ɫʊs]

Adjective

brachydactylus (feminine brachydactyla, neuter brachydactylum); first/second declension

1. brachydactylous (having [abnormally] short fingers)

Declension

First/second declension.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brachydactylus	brachydactyla	brachydactylum		brachydactylī	brachydactylae	brachydactyla
Genitive	brachydactylī	brachydactylae	brachydactylī		brachydactylōrum	brachydactylārum	brachydactylōrum
Dative	brachydactylō	brachydactylae	brachydactylō		brachydactylīs	brachydactylīs	brachydactylīs
Accusative	brachydactylum	brachydactylam	brachydactylum		brachydactylōs	brachydactylās	brachydactyla
Ablative	brachydactylō	brachydactylā	brachydactylō		brachydactylīs	brachydactylīs	brachydactylīs
Vocative	brachydactyle	brachydactyla	brachydactylum		brachydactylī	brachydactylae	brachydactyla

Descendants

• Translingual: Batrachophrynus brachydactylus, Calandrella brachydactyla, Certhia brachydactyla, Cheilodactylus brachydactylus, Chirodactylus brachydactylus, Docofossor brachydactylus, Hemisus brachydactylus, Ichnium brachydactylum, Telmatobius brachydactylus
• English: brachydactylous