curvidens

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from curvus (“bent”) +‎ dens (“tooth, tusk”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkur.u̯i.dens/, [ˈkʊru̯ɪd̪ẽːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkur.vi.dens/, [ˈkurvid̪ens]

Adjective

curvidēns (genitive curvidentis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) Having bent teeth or tusks

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	curvidēns			curvidentēs	curvidentia
genitive	curvidentis			curvidentium
dative	curvidentī			curvidentibus
accusative	curvidentem	curvidēns		curvidentēs	curvidentia
ablative	curvidentī			curvidentibus
vocative	curvidēns			curvidentēs	curvidentia