brevicaudus

Latin

Blarina brevicauda, Northern short-tailed shrew

Etymology

New Latin; from brevis (“short”) +‎ cauda (“tail”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bre.u̯iˈkau̯.dus/, [breu̯ɪˈkäu̯d̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bre.viˈkau̯.dus/, [breviˈkäːu̯d̪us]

Adjective

brevicaudus (feminine brevicauda, neuter brevicaudum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) short-tailed

   Synonym: brachyūrus

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	brevicaudus	brevicauda	brevicaudum		brevicaudī	brevicaudae	brevicauda
Genitive	brevicaudī	brevicaudae	brevicaudī		brevicaudōrum	brevicaudārum	brevicaudōrum
Dative	brevicaudō		brevicaudō		brevicaudīs
Accusative	brevicaudum	brevicaudam	brevicaudum		brevicaudōs	brevicaudās	brevicauda
Ablative	brevicaudō	brevicaudā	brevicaudō		brevicaudīs
Vocative	brevicaude	brevicauda	brevicaudum		brevicaudī	brevicaudae	brevicauda