brevipes
Latin
Etymology
From brevis (“short”) + pēs (“foot”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbre.u̯i.peːs/, [ˈbreu̯ɪpeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbre.vi.pes/, [ˈbrɛːvipes]
Adjective
brevipēs (genitive brevipedis); third-declension one-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension one-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | brevipēs | brevipedēs | brevipedia | ||
| Genitive | brevipedis | brevipedium | |||
| Dative | brevipedī | brevipedibus | |||
| Accusative | brevipedem | brevipēs | brevipedēs | brevipedia | |
| Ablative | brevipedī | brevipedibus | |||
| Vocative | brevipēs | brevipedēs | brevipedia | ||
Usage notes
- Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.