maculipennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from macula (“spot”) +‎ frōns (“feather, fin, wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ma.ku.liˈpen.nis/, [mäkʊlʲɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.ku.liˈpen.nis/, [mäkuliˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

maculipennis (neuter maculipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a spotted wing or fin, or spotted 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	maculipennis	maculipenne		maculipennēs	maculipennia
genitive	maculipennis			maculipennium
dative	maculipennī			maculipennibus
accusative	maculipennem	maculipenne		maculipennēs maculipennīs	maculipennia
ablative	maculipennī			maculipennibus
vocative	maculipennis	maculipenne		maculipennēs	maculipennia