cavirostris
Latin
Etymology
New Latin; from cavus (“hollow”) + rōstrum (“beak”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ka.u̯iˈroːs.tris/, [käu̯ɪˈroːs̠t̪rɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.viˈros.tris/, [käviˈrɔst̪ris]
Adjective
cavirōstris (neuter cavirōstre); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having a hollow beak
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 | cavirōstris | cavirōstre | cavirōstrēs | cavirōstria | |
| Genitive | cavirōstris | cavirōstrium | |||
| Dative | cavirōstrī | cavirōstribus | |||
| Accusative | cavirōstrem | cavirōstre | cavirōstrēs cavirōstrīs | cavirōstria | |
| Ablative | cavirōstrī | cavirōstribus | |||
| Vocative | cavirōstris | cavirōstre | cavirōstrēs | cavirōstria | |