impennis
Latin
Etymology
From penna (“feather, fin, wing”) + in- -is.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪmˈpɛn.nɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [imˈpɛn.nis]
Adjective
impennis (neuter impenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (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.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |