maculipennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from macula (“spot”) +‎ frōns (“feather, fin, wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ma.ku.liˈpen.nis/, [mäkʊlʲɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.ku.liˈpen.nis/, [mäkuliˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

maculipennis (neuter maculipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a spotted wing or fin, or spotted feathers

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	maculipennis	maculipenne		maculipennēs	maculipennia
Genitive	maculipennis			maculipennium
Dative	maculipennī			maculipennibus
Accusative	maculipennem	maculipenne		maculipennēs maculipennīs	maculipennia
Ablative	maculipennī			maculipennibus
Vocative	maculipennis	maculipenne		maculipennēs	maculipennia