clavicornis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from clava (“club, cudgel”) +‎ cornum (“horn, antenna”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /klaː.u̯iˈkor.nis/, [kɫ̪äːu̯ɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kla.viˈkor.nis/, [kläviˈkɔrnis]

Adjective

clāvicornis (neuter clāvicorne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having antenna shaped like clubs; clavicorn

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	clāvicornis	clāvicorne		clāvicornēs	clāvicornia
genitive	clāvicornis			clāvicornium
dative	clāvicornī			clāvicornibus
accusative	clāvicornem	clāvicorne		clāvicornēs clāvicornīs	clāvicornia
ablative	clāvicornī			clāvicornibus
vocative	clāvicornis	clāvicorne		clāvicornēs	clāvicornia