brevirostris

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from brevis (“short”) +‎ rostrum (“beak”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

brevirōstris (neuter brevirōstre); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) having a short beak

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.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative brevirōstris brevirōstre brevirōstrēs brevirōstria
genitive brevirōstris brevirōstrium
dative brevirōstrī brevirōstribus
accusative brevirōstrem brevirōstre brevirōstrēs
brevirōstrīs 		brevirōstria
ablative brevirōstrī brevirōstribus
vocative brevirōstris brevirōstre brevirōstrēs brevirōstria

Descendants

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