brachypterus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin; from Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /braˈkʰyp.te.rus/, [bräˈkʰʏpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /braˈkip.te.rus/, [bräˈkipt̪erus]
Adjective
[edit]brachypterus (feminine brachyptera, neuter brachypterum); 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 | brachypterus | brachyptera | brachypterum | brachypterī | brachypterae | brachyptera | |
| genitive | brachypterī | brachypterae | brachypterī | brachypterōrum | brachypterārum | brachypterōrum | |
| dative | brachypterō | brachypterae | brachypterō | brachypterīs | |||
| accusative | brachypterum | brachypteram | brachypterum | brachypterōs | brachypterās | brachyptera | |
| ablative | brachypterō | brachypterā | brachypterō | brachypterīs | |||
| vocative | brachyptere | brachyptera | brachypterum | brachypterī | brachypterae | brachyptera | |