curvidens
Latin edit
Etymology edit
New Latin; from curvus (“bent”) + dens (“tooth, tusk”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkur.u̯i.dens/, [ˈkʊru̯ɪd̪ẽːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkur.vi.dens/, [ˈkurvid̪ens]
Adjective edit
curvidēns (genitive curvidentis); third-declension one-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 one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | curvidēns | curvidentēs | curvidentia | ||
| Genitive | curvidentis | curvidentium | |||
| Dative | curvidentī | curvidentibus | |||
| Accusative | curvidentem | curvidēns | curvidentēs | curvidentia | |
| Ablative | curvidentī | curvidentibus | |||
| Vocative | curvidēns | curvidentēs | curvidentia | ||