spinipennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from spīnus (spine, thorn) +‎ penna (feather, wing) +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spīnipennis (neuter spīnipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (New Latin) spiny-feathered

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 spīnipennis spīnipenne spīnipennēs spīnipennia
genitive spīnipennis spīnipennium
dative spīnipennī spīnipennibus
accusative spīnipennem spīnipenne spīnipennēs
spīnipennīs
spīnipennia
ablative spīnipennī spīnipennibus
vocative spīnipennis spīnipenne spīnipennēs spīnipennia