apterus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
New Latin; from Ancient Greek. a- + pterus
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈap.te.rus/, [ˈäpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈap.te.rus/, [ˈäpt̪erus]
Adjective edit
apterus (feminine aptera, neuter apterum); first/second-declension adjective
Usage notes edit
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.
Declension edit
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | apterus | aptera | apterum | apterī | apterae | aptera | |
| Genitive | apterī | apterae | apterī | apterōrum | apterārum | apterōrum | |
| Dative | apterō | apterō | apterīs | ||||
| Accusative | apterum | apteram | apterum | apterōs | apterās | aptera | |
| Ablative | apterō | apterā | apterō | apterīs | |||
| Vocative | aptere | aptera | apterum | apterī | apterae | aptera | |
Anagrams edit
- apertus (“uncovered, unclosed, not open”)