punctipennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from punctus (“pierced”) +‎ penna (“feather, fin, wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /puːnk.tiˈpen.nis/, [puːŋkt̪ɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /punk.tiˈpen.nis/, [puŋkt̪iˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

pūnctipennis (neuter pūnctipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a pierced wing or fin, or pierced 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.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	pūnctipennis	pūnctipenne		pūnctipennēs	pūnctipennia
Genitive	pūnctipennis			pūnctipennium
Dative	pūnctipennī			pūnctipennibus
Accusative	pūnctipennem	pūnctipenne		pūnctipennēs pūnctipennīs	pūnctipennia
Ablative	pūnctipennī			pūnctipennibus
Vocative	pūnctipennis	pūnctipenne		pūnctipennēs	pūnctipennia