brevirostris

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /bre.u̯iˈroːs.tris/, [breu̯ɪˈroːs̠t̪rɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bre.viˈros.tris/, [breviˈrɔst̪ris]

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.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	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