rufipennis

Latin

Etymology

New Latin; from rufus (“red”) +‎ frōns (“feather, fin, wing”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ru.fiˈpen.nis/, [rʊfɪˈpɛnːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ru.fiˈpen.nis/, [rufiˈpɛnːis]

Adjective

rufipennis (neuter rufipenne); third-declension two-termination adjective

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

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	rufipennis	rufipenne		rufipennēs	rufipennia
Genitive	rufipennis			rufipennium
Dative	rufipennī			rufipennibus
Accusative	rufipennem	rufipenne		rufipennēs rufipennīs	rufipennia
Ablative	rufipennī			rufipennibus
Vocative	rufipennis	rufipenne		rufipennēs	rufipennia

Usage notes

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