brevicollis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
New Latin; from brevis (“small, short”) + collum (“neck, throat, stem”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bre.u̯iˈkol.lis/, [breu̯ɪˈkɔlːʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bre.viˈkol.lis/, [breviˈkɔlːis]
Adjective edit
brevicollis (neuter brevicolle); third-declension two-termination 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
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | brevicollis | brevicolle | brevicollēs | brevicollia | |
Genitive | brevicollis | brevicollium | |||
Dative | brevicollī | brevicollibus | |||
Accusative | brevicollem | brevicolle | brevicollēs brevicollīs |
brevicollia | |
Ablative | brevicollī | brevicollibus | |||
Vocative | brevicollis | brevicolle | brevicollēs | brevicollia |