nigripennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from niger (“black”) +‎ frōns (“feather, fin, wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ni.ɡriˈpen.nis/, [nɪɡrɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ni.ɡriˈpen.nis/, [niɡriˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

nigripennis (neuter nigripenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (New Latin) having a black wing or fin, or black feathers

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	nigripennis	nigripenne		nigripennēs	nigripennia
Genitive	nigripennis			nigripennium
Dative	nigripennī			nigripennibus
Accusative	nigripennem	nigripenne		nigripennēs nigripennīs	nigripennia
Ablative	nigripennī			nigripennibus
Vocative	nigripennis	nigripenne		nigripennēs	nigripennia

Usage notes

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