brachydactylus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bra.kʰyˈdak.ty.lus/, [bräkʰʏˈd̪äkt̪ʏɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bra.kiˈdak.ti.lus/, [bräkiˈd̪äkt̪ilus]

Adjective

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

1. brachydactylous (having [abnormally] short fingers)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	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
accusative	brachydactylum	brachydactylam	brachydactylum		brachydactylōs	brachydactylās	brachydactyla
ablative	brachydactylō	brachydactylā	brachydactylō		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