impennis

Latin

Etymology

From penna (“feather, fin, wing”) +‎ in- -is.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /imˈpen.nis/, [ɪmˈpɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /imˈpen.nis/, [imˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

impennis (neuter impenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) without feathers (of flight)

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	impennis	impenne		impennēs	impennia
Genitive	impennis			impennium
Dative	impennī			impennibus
Accusative	impennem	impenne		impennēs impennīs	impennia
Ablative	impennī			impennibus
Vocative	impennis	impenne		impennēs	impennia

Derived terms

• Pinguinus impennis