impennis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From penna (“feather, fin, wing”) + in- -is.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /imˈpen.nis/, [ɪmˈpɛnːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /imˈpen.nis/, [imˈpɛnːis]
Adjective
[edit]impennis (neuter impenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) without feathers (of flight)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | impennis | impenne | impennēs | impennia | |
| genitive | impennis | impennium | |||
| dative | impennī | impennibus | |||
| accusative | impennem | impenne | impennēs impennīs |
impennia | |
| ablative | impennī | impennibus | |||
| vocative | impennis | impenne | impennēs | impennia | |