brevipennis
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from brevis (“short”) + frōns (“feather, fin, wing”) (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bre.u̯iˈpen.nis/, [breu̯ɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bre.viˈpen.nis/, [breviˈpɛnːis]
Adjective
brevipennis (neuter brevipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having a short wing or fin, or short 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 | brevipennis | brevipenne | brevipennēs | brevipennia | |
| Genitive | brevipennis | brevipennium | |||
| Dative | brevipennī | brevipennibus | |||
| Accusative | brevipennem | brevipenne | brevipennēs brevipennīs | brevipennia | |
| Ablative | brevipennī | brevipennibus | |||
| Vocative | brevipennis | brevipenne | brevipennēs | brevipennia | |