pterus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin; from Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpte.rus/, [ˈpt̪ɛrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpte.rus/, [ˈpt̪ɛːrus]
Adjective[edit]
pterus (feminine ptera, neuter pterum); 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 | |||||
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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 |