apterus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin; from Ancient Greek. a- + pterus
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈap.te.rus/, [ˈäpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈap.te.rus/, [ˈäpt̪erus]
Adjective
[edit]apterus (feminine aptera, neuter apterum); first/second-declension adjective
Usage notes
[edit]- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | apterus | aptera | apterum | apterī | apterae | aptera | |
| genitive | apterī | apterae | apterī | apterōrum | apterārum | apterōrum | |
| dative | apterō | apterae | apterō | apterīs | |||
| accusative | apterum | apteram | apterum | apterōs | apterās | aptera | |
| ablative | apterō | apterā | apterō | apterīs | |||
| vocative | aptere | aptera | apterum | apterī | apterae | aptera | |
Anagrams
[edit]- apertus (“uncovered, unclosed, not open”)