melanopterus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
New Latin; from Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”) + -o- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /me.laˈnop.te.rus/, [mɛɫ̪äˈnɔpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.laˈnop.te.rus/, [meläˈnɔpt̪erus]
Adjective edit
melanopterus (feminine melanoptera, neuter melanopterum); first/second-declension 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
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | melanopterus | melanoptera | melanopterum | melanopterī | melanopterae | melanoptera | |
| Genitive | melanopterī | melanopterae | melanopterī | melanopterōrum | melanopterārum | melanopterōrum | |
| Dative | melanopterō | melanopterō | melanopterīs | ||||
| Accusative | melanopterum | melanopteram | melanopterum | melanopterōs | melanopterās | melanoptera | |
| Ablative | melanopterō | melanopterā | melanopterō | melanopterīs | |||
| Vocative | melanoptere | melanoptera | melanopterum | melanopterī | melanopterae | melanoptera | |