brevicornis

Latin

Etymology

From brevis (“short”) + cornus (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bre.u̯iˈkor.nis/, [breu̯ɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bre.viˈkor.nis/, [breviˈkɔrnis]

Adjective

brevicornis (neuter brevicorne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) short-horned

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	brevicornis	brevicorne		brevicornēs	brevicornia
genitive	brevicornis			brevicornium
dative	brevicornī			brevicornibus
accusative	brevicornem	brevicorne		brevicornēs brevicornīs	brevicornia
ablative	brevicornī			brevicornibus
vocative	brevicornis	brevicorne		brevicornēs	brevicornia