tenuicornis

Latin

Etymology

From tenuis (“thin”) + cornus (“horn”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /te.nu.iˈkor.nis/, [t̪ɛnuɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.nu.iˈkor.nis/, [t̪enuiˈkɔrnis]

Adjective

tenuicornis (neuter tenuicorne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) thin-horned

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	tenuicornis	tenuicorne		tenuicornēs	tenuicornia
genitive	tenuicornis			tenuicornium
dative	tenuicornī			tenuicornibus
accusative	tenuicornem	tenuicorne		tenuicornēs tenuicornīs	tenuicornia
ablative	tenuicornī			tenuicornibus
vocative	tenuicornis	tenuicorne		tenuicornēs	tenuicornia