leptoptilos
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See also: Leptoptilos
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek λεπτός (leptós, “thin, slender”) + πτῐ́λον (ptílon, “feather”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /lepˈtop.ti.los/, [ɫ̪ɛpˈt̪ɔpt̪ɪɫ̪ɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /lepˈtop.ti.los/, [lepˈt̪ɔpt̪ilos]
Noun[edit]
leptoptilos m (genitive leptoptilī); second declension
- (zoology, New Latin) An adjutant: a member of the genus Leptoptilos, species of crane or stork in Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leptoptilos | leptoptilī |
| Genitive | leptoptilī | leptoptilōrum |
| Dative | leptoptilō | leptoptilīs |
| Accusative | leptoptilon | leptoptilōs |
| Ablative | leptoptilō | leptoptilīs |
| Vocative | leptoptile | leptoptilī |