longispinus

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from longus (“long”) +‎ spīna (“thorn, spine”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /lon.ɡisˈpiː.nus/, [ɫ̪ɔŋɡɪs̠ˈpiːnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lon.d͡ʒisˈpi.nus/, [lon̠ʲd͡ʒisˈpiːnus]

Adjective

longispīnus (feminine longispīna, neuter longispīnum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) having long thorns or spines

Usage notes

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	longispīnus	longispīna	longispīnum		longispīnī	longispīnae	longispīna
genitive	longispīnī	longispīnae	longispīnī		longispīnōrum	longispīnārum	longispīnōrum
dative	longispīnō	longispīnae	longispīnō		longispīnīs
accusative	longispīnum	longispīnam	longispīnum		longispīnōs	longispīnās	longispīna
ablative	longispīnō	longispīnā	longispīnō		longispīnīs
vocative	longispīne	longispīna	longispīnum		longispīnī	longispīnae	longispīna