altispinus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
New Latin; from altus (“high”) + spīna (“spine”) + -us.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
altispīnus (feminine altispīna, neuter altispīnum); 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 | altispīnus | altispīna | altispīnum | altispīnī | altispīnae | altispīna | |
| Genitive | altispīnī | altispīnae | altispīnī | altispīnōrum | altispīnārum | altispīnōrum | |
| Dative | altispīnō | altispīnō | altispīnīs | ||||
| Accusative | altispīnum | altispīnam | altispīnum | altispīnōs | altispīnās | altispīna | |
| Ablative | altispīnō | altispīnā | altispīnō | altispīnīs | |||
| Vocative | altispīne | altispīna | altispīnum | altispīnī | altispīnae | altispīna | |