pterus
Contents
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
New Latin; from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
pterus (feminine ptera, neuter pterum); first/second declension
InflectionEdit
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
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Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
nominative | pterus | ptera | pterum | pterī | pterae | ptera | |
genitive | pterī | pterae | pterī | pterōrum | pterārum | pterōrum | |
dative | pterō | pterō | pterīs | ||||
accusative | pterum | pteram | pterum | pterōs | pterās | ptera | |
ablative | pterō | pterā | pterō | pterīs | |||
vocative | ptere | ptera | pterum | pterī | pterae | ptera |
Usage notesEdit
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet.