brevicollis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from brevis (“small, short”) +‎ collum (“neck, throat, stem”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bre.u̯iˈkol.lis/, [breu̯ɪˈkɔlːʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bre.viˈkol.lis/, [breviˈkɔlːis]

Adjective

brevicollis (neuter brevicolle); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a short neck
2. (New Latin) having a short stem

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.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	brevicollis	brevicolle		brevicollēs	brevicollia
genitive	brevicollis			brevicollium
dative	brevicollī			brevicollibus
accusative	brevicollem	brevicolle		brevicollēs brevicollīs	brevicollia
ablative	brevicollī			brevicollibus
vocative	brevicollis	brevicolle		brevicollēs	brevicollia