brevicornis
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From brevis (“short”) + cornus (“horn”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bre.u̯iˈkor.nis/, [breu̯ɪˈkɔrnɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bre.viˈkor.nis/, [breviˈkɔrnis]
Adjective[edit]
brevicornis (neuter brevicorne); third-declension two-termination 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]
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | brevicornis | brevicorne | brevicornēs | brevicornia | |
| Genitive | brevicornis | brevicornium | |||
| Dative | brevicornī | brevicornibus | |||
| Accusative | brevicornem | brevicorne | brevicornēs brevicornīs |
brevicornia | |
| Ablative | brevicornī | brevicornibus | |||
| Vocative | brevicornis | brevicorne | brevicornēs | brevicornia | |