brevirostris
Latin
editEtymology
editNew Latin; from brevis (“short”) + rostrum (“beak”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /bre.u̯iˈroːs.tris/, [breu̯ɪˈroːs̠t̪rɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bre.viˈros.tris/, [breviˈrɔst̪ris]
Adjective
editbrevirōstris (neuter brevirōstre); 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
editThird-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | brevirōstris | brevirōstre | brevirōstrēs | brevirōstria | |
Genitive | brevirōstris | brevirōstrium | |||
Dative | brevirōstrī | brevirōstribus | |||
Accusative | brevirōstrem | brevirōstre | brevirōstrēs brevirōstrīs |
brevirōstria | |
Ablative | brevirōstrī | brevirōstribus | |||
Vocative | brevirōstris | brevirōstre | brevirōstrēs | brevirōstria |