spinipennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from spīnus (“spine, thorn”) +‎ penna (“feather, wing”) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /spiː.niˈpen.nis/, [s̠piːnɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spi.niˈpen.nis/, [spiniˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

spīnipennis (neuter spīnipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) spiny-feathered

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	spīnipennis	spīnipenne		spīnipennēs	spīnipennia
genitive	spīnipennis			spīnipennium
dative	spīnipennī			spīnipennibus
accusative	spīnipennem	spīnipenne		spīnipennēs spīnipennīs	spīnipennia
ablative	spīnipennī			spīnipennibus
vocative	spīnipennis	spīnipenne		spīnipennēs	spīnipennia