brevipennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from brevis (“short”) +‎ frōns (“feather, fin, wing”) (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bre.u̯iˈpen.nis/, [breu̯ɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bre.viˈpen.nis/, [breviˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

brevipennis (neuter brevipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a short wing or fin, or short feathers

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	brevipennis	brevipenne		brevipennēs	brevipennia
genitive	brevipennis			brevipennium
dative	brevipennī			brevipennibus
accusative	brevipennem	brevipenne		brevipennēs brevipennīs	brevipennia
ablative	brevipennī			brevipennibus
vocative	brevipennis	brevipenne		brevipennēs	brevipennia