punctifrons

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from punctus (“marked with points”) +‎ frōns (“forehead, front”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpuːnk.ti.frons/, [ˈpuːŋkt̪ɪfrõːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpunk.ti.frons/, [ˈpuŋkt̪ifrons]

Adjective

pūnctifrōns (genitive pūnctifrontis); third-declension one-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) marked with points on the front or forehead

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	pūnctifrōns			pūnctifrontēs	pūnctifrontia
genitive	pūnctifrontis			pūnctifrontium
dative	pūnctifrontī			pūnctifrontibus
accusative	pūnctifrontem	pūnctifrōns		pūnctifrontēs	pūnctifrontia
ablative	pūnctifrontī			pūnctifrontibus
vocative	pūnctifrōns			pūnctifrontēs	pūnctifrontia