filicornis
Latin
editEtymology
editNew Latin; from filum (“thread”) + cornum (“horn, antenna”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /fi.liˈkor.nis/, [fɪlʲɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.liˈkor.nis/, [filiˈkɔrnis]
Adjective
editfilicornis (neuter filicorne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (New Latin) having threadlike antennae
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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | filicornis | filicorne | filicornēs | filicornia | |
Genitive | filicornis | filicornium | |||
Dative | filicornī | filicornibus | |||
Accusative | filicornem | filicorne | filicornēs filicornīs |
filicornia | |
Ablative | filicornī | filicornibus | |||
Vocative | filicornis | filicorne | filicornēs | filicornia |